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  2. Alexander Mathieson & Sons - Wikipedia

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    The year 1792 was deemed by the firm to be that of its foundation; [1] it was in all likelihood the year in which John Manners had set up his plane-making workshop on Saracen('s) Lane off the Gallowgate [2] in the heart of Glasgow, not far from the Saracen's Head Inn, [3] where Dr. Johnson and James Boswell had stayed on their tour of Scotland in 1773.

  3. Gumtree - Wikipedia

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    Logo used from 2006 to 2015. Gumtree was founded in March 2000 by Michael Pennington and Simon Crookall as a local London classified ads and community site, designed to connect Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans who were either planning to move, or had just arrived in the city, and needed help getting started with accommodation, employment and meeting new people.

  4. Saracen Foundry - Wikipedia

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    Saracen Foundry, Possilpark, Glasgow c. 1890. The Saracen Foundry was the better-known name for the Possilpark, Glasgow-based foundry company W MacFarlane & Co. Ltd, founded and owned by Walter MacFarlane. MacFarlane's was the most important manufacturer of ornamental ironwork in Scotland.

  5. List of city and town nicknames in the United Kingdom

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    It has a long history with film and filmmaking, which started with inventors and pioneers of film in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The city has many cinemas, and courses, festivals and other events to do with film. The city is often used as a location for film and TV productions, [43] and is home to the National Science and Media Museum.

  6. List of Scottish place names in other countries - Wikipedia

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    This page is a list of place names in Scotland which have subsequently been applied to other parts of the world by Scottish emigrants or explorers, or contain distinctive Scottish surnames as an element.

  7. Finnart Oil Terminal - Wikipedia

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    The terminal takes its name from Finnart House, a country house to the east of the A814, constructed about 1832 for the Glasgow shipbuilder John Macgregor. It was designed by William Burn, who also designed Arddarroch House on the other side of the road, built in 1838 for the Glasgow merchant John McVicar. Both estates are now occupied by the ...

  8. William Cunninghame - Wikipedia

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    William Cunninghame of Lainshaw (1731–1799) was a Scottish merchant and leading Tobacco Lord who headed one of the major Glasgow syndicates that came to dominate the transatlantic tobacco trade. [ 1 ] Most of the tobacco shipped from North American slave plantations was sold to France.

  9. OVO Hydro - Wikipedia

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    London-based architects Foster + Partners were appointed as the design team for the Hydro in May 2004, [7] [8] with Glasgow-based Elphinstone additionally appointed as the preferred developer for the site. [9] The design of the arena was finally released to the press in October 2005, [10] and the SECC gained full planning consent for the arena ...