Слайд 2Glasgow’s history stretches back almost two thousand years.
Originally it was small salmon-fishing
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village at a crossing point on the River Clyde.
Слайд 3Founded by a Christian missionary (St Mungo), Glasgow became a major religious
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centre. Cathedral Glasgow dates from the 12th Century.
Слайд 4Provand’s Lordship, the oldest house in Glasgow was built over 500 years
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ago. The house still welcomes visitors today to view its proud history.
Слайд 5In 1451 Glasgow became a University City.
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Слайд 6Due to its location on the west of the country, Glasgow was
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well positioned to send shipping to the West Indies and America. By the 18th century many merchants had acquired great wealth by importing sugar, rum and tobacco.
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With the coming of the Industrial Revolution, aided by technological advances designed
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by Clydeside inventors such as James Watt, Heavy Industry in the shape of Railway Locomotives and Shipbuilding flourished.
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Locomotives were exported throughout the world. ”Clyde-Built” became synonymous with quality and
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reliability.