Records of the Barony of Gorbals
- Reference:GB 243 H-GOR
- Dates of Creation:1700 - 1900
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:13 volumes; 2 items
Scope and Content
The collection includes: Barony court act books, 1700 - 1715, 1826 - 1846 (H-GOR1); Police Commissioners’ minutes, 1815 - 1822, 1830 - 1846 (H-GOR2); Minutes of magistrates and birleymen, 1840 - 1846 (H-GOR3); minutes of statute labour trustees, 1825 - 1846 (H-GOR4); law papers and pamphlets, 1834 - 1900 (H-GOR5-7); and the Prospectus of the Gorbals Improvement Company 1845 (H-GOR6).
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1846, the Gorbals' administrative independence ended - Glasgow's boundaries were extended to include the area and the local police force merged with that of the city. The old Gorbals village, including all traces of both squalor and antiquity, was swept away in the 1870s by the Glasgow City Improvement Trust which later proceeded with the development of Oatlands, the Gorbals' third main present-day constituent.
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