This afternoon I am presenting an overview of Glasgow's Southern Necropolis. This is a 'closed' cemetery located close to Glasgow's Gorbals area and is home to remains of about 250,000 people.

This is an absolutely fascinating site to visit.It holds the graves and headstones of of leading merchants, traders, shipbuilders and architects all of whom contributed to generating the wealth which positioned Glasgow as the 'second city of the British empire'. There is much to interest the ancestry researcher and people interested in social history such as the high incidence of infant mortality which was a feature of the 19th century.

Entrance to the Necropolis is through an impressive, castellated Norman-style gatehouse built by Charles Wilson in 1848, currently in a poor state of repair.





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posted by Nigel Cole @ 5:47 AM