Local Stories

It can’t be denied that the east end has a fascinating history. However, it also has a lesser-known past — its paranormal activity. Staff and visitors to Barrowland Ballroom on Gallowgate have reported feeling something touching their necks in a corridor on the first floor. Two different night watchmen at the venue — both of whom had large Alsatians — couldn’t persuade their dogs to ent

At number 100 Duke Street stands the imposing six-storey high former Great Eastern Hotel, which was built in 1849 as a cotton mill for R. F.

The lands of Calderbank are first mentioned in documents from 1616 and had a succession of owners, with Calderbank House believed to

Westmuir Street was the main thoroughfare in the old Parkhead village, which had around 500 inhabitants who made their living from weaving a

The street forms part of the division between Calton and Bridgeton running from 550 Gallowgate to London Road and was a mixture of housing