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Saracen Foundry
The Saracen Foundry was the better-known name for the Possilpark, Glasgow-based foundry company W MacFarlane & Co. Ltd, founded and owned by Walter MacFarlane. MacFarlane's was the most important manufacturer of ornamental ironwork in Scotland.
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Vogue Cinema Possilpark
The Vogue Cinema Possil is a category C(S) listed building, it is situated on 124 Balmore Road, Possilpark in the north of Glasgow, Scotland. The former art deco cinema opened in 1933 as the Mecca.
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Possilpark
Possilpark, colloquially known as Possil, is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde and centred around Saracen Street. The area developed around Saracen Foundry of Walter MacFarlane & Co., which was the main employer. In the wake of the Saracen Foundry's closure in 1967, this part of Glasgow became one of the poorest in the United Kingdom, and decades later deprivation and crime rates remain high.
A variety of diverse community organisations operate in the area, providing arts, sports, health and gardening provision and community regeneration, including Young People's Futures, The Concrete Garden, Possobilities and Friends of Possilpark Greenspace. The district is served by both Possilpark & Parkhouse and Ashfield railway stations on the Maryhill Line.
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Possilpark & Parkhouse railway station
Possilpark & Parkhouse railway station serves the Possilpark and Parkhouse areas of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Maryhill Line, 3 miles (5 km) north of Glasgow Queen Street. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
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Ashfield railway station (Scotland)
Ashfield railway station is a railway station serving the Milton and Parkhouse areas of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Maryhill Line, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) north of Glasgow Queen Street, a short distance west of Cowlairs North Junction. It has two side platforms. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).