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< 1 of 1 > Back City of Glasgow - A portrait of Glasgow in the early 1960sThis educational film gives an overview of the City of Glasgow, showing its buildings, industries, colleges, parks and football clubs. Notable clips include shots of: the Gorbals' skyscrapers; the old fruit market; Bill Parsonage's boatyard with half-built flats in the Gorbals in the background; the "Carrick”; Colvilles steel works; various shipyards with brief shot of William Beardmore's premises at Parkhead; the Forth and Clyde canal and surrounding area; children playing in swing park; the exteriors of Rangers' and Celtic's football clubs; and a football match being played at Ibrox stadium.
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Activities:ICT: Create a website including stills or short video clips about changes in Glasgow. Possibility for interdisciplinary work with other departments (ie. English – poetry). History / Expressive Arts / Modern Studies: Take a section/stills from the film and add a voice-over presenting Glasgow either as it was and recognising the changes that we see today. English / Expressive Arts / Modern Studies: Script a conversation between a person from today and a person from 1962 reflecting a change or changes in Glasgow or the world. English: Use frames or sections of the film in conjunction with local literature (e.g. Glasgow Sonnet 1 by Edwin Morgan). Record detailsTo search for related items, click any highlighted text below.
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