Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Broomielaw by the River Clyde in Glasgow. Passengers boarded elegant paddle steamers here heading for coastal resorts such as Largs or Dunoon, and Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. The number of steamer routes meant affluent business people could commute, working in Glasgow during the week and joining their families at their country villas for the weekend. Broomielaw features in the Freedom Come All Ye song of the 1960s by Hamish Henderson in the Scots language. The song refers to the role the quay played as a point of departure for the depopulation of Scotland through emigration
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