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Stow College
Stow College was a college in Glasgow in Scotland.
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Chinatown, Glasgow
Chinatown in Glasgow, Scotland is a Chinese shopping complex that opened in 1992 in Cowcaddens.
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A82 road
The A82 is a major road in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William. It is one of the principal north-south routes in Scotland and is mostly a trunk road managed by Transport Scotland, who view it as an important link from the Central Belt to the Scottish Highlands and beyond. The road passes close to numerous landmarks, including Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, Glen Coe, the Ballachulish Bridge, Ben Nevis, the Commando Memorial, Loch Ness, and Urquhart Castle. Along with the A9 and the A90 it is one of the three major north–south trunk roads connecting the Central Belt to the North.
The route is derived in several places from the military roads constructed through the Highlands by General George Wade and Major William Caulfeild in the 18th century, along with later roads constructed by Thomas Telford in the 19th. The modern route is based on that designed by Telford, but with a number of improvements primarily dating from the 1920s and 30s. These include a diversion across Rannoch Moor, and another around Loch Leven which was subsequently replaced by the Ballachulish Bridge.
Several travel guides have praised individual parts of the road, such as the section from Tyndrum to Glencoe across Rannoch Moor, as providing memorable driving experiences. Tourists find the A82 a popular route because of its scenery, and it serves as a main artery for commercial and heavy goods traffic. Transport Scotland have publicly declared a commitment to improve congestion and safety along the road. Some sections are occasionally closed for maintenance, which has resulted in strong protest from the local community, and the road has been criticised for its poor accident record.
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McAlpin Nursing Home
The McAlpin Nursing Home, originally known as the Glasgow Training Home for Nurses, was founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1874 by Miss Agnes McAlpin. It was regarded as a pioneering institution for training private nurses in Glasgow, raising the status of nurses in the West of Scotland and providing nursing care for those who were not eligible for free hospital care but could not afford private care.
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Tenement House (Glasgow)
The Tenement House is a historic house museum in Glasgow, owned and operated by the National Trust for Scotland.
It is located at 145 Buccleuch Street, in the Garnethill area, near Charing Cross railway station and Cowcaddens subway station. The property is a flat in an 1892 tenement building, preserved in its condition from the early 20th century. The flat was owned by Agnes Toward from 1911 until 1965; after her death it and its contents were acquired by the Trust, which opened it to the public. The museum received 23,456 visitors in 2019.