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Pages in category "1960s in Glasgow" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1960 European Cup ...
"Inquiry into fire disaster": 'There would seem to be criminal negligence— bailie', The Glasgow Herald, 19 November 1968, p1; Tinderbox Heroes a book by A. Forbes, J.Smith, publ 2010, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Retired Employees Association. ISBN 978-0-9564996-0-8; Whannel, Kate (31 July 2024). "How 1960s tragedies triggered a life-saving law".
16 January – the last regular ship on the Cork–Glasgow crossing runs, ending a 103-year-old service. 2 March – Elvis Presley stops off at Glasgow Prestwick Airport for a few hours on his journey home to the United States after doing military service in West Germany. This is notable for being the only time he ever visits the UK. [1]
The 1960s brought us The Beatles, Bob Dylan, beehive hairstyles, the civil rights movement, ATMs, audio cassettes, the Flintstones, and some of the most iconic fashion ever. It was a time of ...
He was also a film cameraman, as well as director and producer, for Ogam Films, which he founded with three friends in 1967. In the 1960s and 70s, he worked on documentary films for the Films of Scotland Committee and the Highlands and Islands Development Board. [5] Gorbals Boys sculpture in Glasgow, based on a Marzaroli photograph
1960: Glasgow electric Blue Train system starts; Dame Jean Roberts is elected Glasgow's first female Lord Provost; 1962: Last route of the Glasgow Corporation Tramways closes; 1964: University of Strathclyde established; [72] Beeching closes low-level (Argyle) line; 1966: Buchanan Street railway station and St Enoch railway station close [45] [73]
Originally produced by the Glasgow Unity Theatre, it was adapted as a 1950 film by the same name. [28] Edwin Morgan set his poem "Glasgow Sonnet" in the Gorbals. Oscar Marzaroli explored life in the Gorbals in the 1960s in his photographs, notably in his collection Shades of Grey – Glasgow 1956-1987
The reorganisation of local government in Scotland was a matter of political debate from the mid-1960s. In June 1963 the Scottish Office published a white paper titled The Modernization of Local Government in Scotland (Cmnd.2067). This proposed a large decrease in the number of local authorities in the country.