Calton

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Calton is a historic inner-city district in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, known for its tenement housing and strong working-class heritage.

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Calton canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
inner-city district
neighbourhood
adjacentTo Bridgeton NERFINISHED
Dennistoun NERFINISHED
Gallowgate NERFINISHED
country Scotland
United Kingdom
governedBy Glasgow City Council NERFINISHED
hasArchitectureStyle Victorian tenements
red sandstone tenements
hasCharacteristic historic urban fabric
tenement housing
hasCulturalAssociation Glasgow Irish community
Glasgow working-class culture
hasDemographicTrend population decline followed by partial regeneration
hasHeritage working-class heritage
hasLandUse mixed residential and commercial
hasMarket The Barras NERFINISHED
hasNotableEvent Calton Weavers Massacre NERFINISHED
hasNotableSite Barras Market NERFINISHED
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Calton NERFINISHED
hasRedevelopment urban regeneration projects
hasReligiousSite St Mary’s Church, Calton NERFINISHED
hasSocioeconomicProfile predominantly working-class
historicalAssociation industrial-era labour movements
textile weavers
knownFor strong working-class identity
traditional tenement buildings
locatedEastOf Glasgow city centre NERFINISHED
locatedIn East End of Glasgow NERFINISHED
Glasgow
historic county of Lanarkshire
partOf Glasgow City Council area NERFINISHED
region Central Belt of Scotland NERFINISHED
timeZone Europe/London
transportConnection near High Street railway station
served by local bus routes along Gallowgate
traversedBy Gallowgate (road) NERFINISHED
urbanType inner-city residential area

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