Barrowfield
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Barrowfield is an area of east Glasgow
in Camlachie
, close to Celtic Park
, home of Celtic Football Club.
It is an area of working class housing enclosed by main roads and railway lines, which consequently developed a distinctive character. The original 1930s council housing scheme (built to accommodate those cleared from Glasgow's 19th century slums) became increasingly hard to let and were demolished in the 1990s to make way for more appealing houses.
In the 1950s the area went from being a normal working class suburb like most other areas of the city to becoming a place renowned for its gangs, namely "The Torch" and "The Spur". Both these gangs terrorised each other's patch and the area was so violent it took up until the 1980s before the fighting stopped, this was due to the gang leaders realising dealing drugs was more profitable. Unfortunately for the community this meant the Scheme had hundreds of drug abusers from all areas of Glasgow coming to the area to buy their "gear". Because of this, the area has a high mortality rate amongst the youth, largely due to its drug abuse and suicide.
More recently, the area has since gone through a massive revamp however the drug problem still exists in plague proportions and crime is still high.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
in Camlachie
Camlachie
Camlachie is an area of the city of Glasgow in Scotland. Formerly a weaving village on the Camlachie Burn, it is located in the east end of the city, between Dennistoun to the north, and Bridgeton to the south....
, close to Celtic Park
Celtic Park
Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which is the home ground of Celtic FC. Celtic Park, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60,832, is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom, after Murrayfield, Old Trafford,...
, home of Celtic Football Club.
It is an area of working class housing enclosed by main roads and railway lines, which consequently developed a distinctive character. The original 1930s council housing scheme (built to accommodate those cleared from Glasgow's 19th century slums) became increasingly hard to let and were demolished in the 1990s to make way for more appealing houses.
In the 1950s the area went from being a normal working class suburb like most other areas of the city to becoming a place renowned for its gangs, namely "The Torch" and "The Spur". Both these gangs terrorised each other's patch and the area was so violent it took up until the 1980s before the fighting stopped, this was due to the gang leaders realising dealing drugs was more profitable. Unfortunately for the community this meant the Scheme had hundreds of drug abusers from all areas of Glasgow coming to the area to buy their "gear". Because of this, the area has a high mortality rate amongst the youth, largely due to its drug abuse and suicide.
More recently, the area has since gone through a massive revamp however the drug problem still exists in plague proportions and crime is still high.