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    Carlton Court, looking west from S. Portland St. 

The tall building was erected c1895 as stables for the Clyde Shipping Co., with wooden ramps at the back to give the horses access to the upper stalls, and a hoist at the front for raising feed to them. It has been renovated for use as offices. 

 April 1973
    Oxford St, north side between Bridge St and S. Portland St. 

This tenement, 154 - 162,  the closemouths enhanced by Doric columns, was probably the oldest tenement still standing in the Gorbals. Dating from around 1815, it preceded the still grander Abbotsford Place by 10-20 years.

 November 1973
    same, December 1973