What is "gorbals"

The Gorbals is an area on the south bank of the River Clyde in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. By the late 19th century it had become over-populated and adversely affected by local industrialisation. Many people lived here because their jobs provided their homes and they could not afford their own. It became widely known as a dangerous slum associated with the problems of drunkenness and crime. It was subject to efforts at redevelopment, which contributed to more problems such as homelessness and the spread of disease. In recent decades, much of the area has been demolished and redeveloped with a mixture of market and social housing. Some buildings are being refurbished and restored to a higher standard.

Currently there is an active campaign to reinstate the Cross, organised by locals and Facebook page, Old Gorbals Pictures (Heritage Group). The group have discovered that a copy of the original cross exists on the Caribbean Island of St Kitts & Nevis and are working to engage professional help to digitally scan this object to allow for the manufacture of another Gorbals Cross, No 3 to be built in the new development near to where it originally stood.