The Rise and Fall of Springburn

This week the speaker is our own Eric Greig.  Springburn is an inner city district in the north of the Scottish city of Glasgow, home to various working and middle-class households.

Springburn developed from a rural hamlet at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Its industrial expansion began with the establishment of a chemical works by Charles Tennant on the newly opened Monkland Canal at nearby St. Rollox in 1799, which later became part of the United Alkali Company.  Initially located outwith the Glasgow boundary, the area was eventually absorbed by the City of Glasgow Corporation in 1872.

Vote of Thanks - Fiona Lee

Reception Duty - David Cousar