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Gallowgate at Kent street, Glasgow



A photograph by Thomas Annan of Glasgow (1829-1887)

This view is taken from the centre of Gallowgate just before Kent Street, looking west. This is the fringe of the area that was due for demolition. Most of the buildings are solid tenements built within the previous thirty years.

On the right are several people watching the camera. They stand on the pavement in front of several shops or at the entrance to a close.

Above the shops, there is a prominent sign for 'John MacKay House Painter'.

Albumen print, from collodion negative.

These photographs were taken for the City Improvements Trust who, in the 1860s, planned to demolish the worst of the decayed city centre. They were published at different dates and in different formats by the city and by Annan's firm.

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