| Comment | Here's a couple of interesting facts
Battle of George Square in 1919 was about workers striking for a 40 hour working week
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_George_Square#:~:text=The%20six%20Medium%20Mark%20C,equipment%2C%20including%20machine%20guns.%22
First football international took place at West of Scotland cricket ground, Scotland v England.
Mary Barbour statue in Govan, she was the first female Baillie and also the main organiser of the 1915 rent strikes.
Glasgow's subway is the 3rd oldest in the world and the only subway never to have been extended.
There's more marble in the city chambers than the Vatican.
Remains of St Valentine are held in Church of Blessed St John Duns Scotus in the Gorbals. |
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