# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bridgeton and the Calton
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: The 18th century creation of Bridgeton and the Calton signalled the start of Glasgow’s transition to an industrial city. Find out more.About this EventThe creation of Bridgeton and the Calton in the 18th century signalled the start of Glasgow’s transition from a mercantile to an industrial city.In the late 1700s their dense communities of hand-loom weavers saw the birth of labour protests and radical politics, beginning with Scotland’s first major industrial dispute, the 1787 Calton weavers' strike, and the death of six protesters at Drygate Bridge.Fergus Sutherland tells the story.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glasgow/bridgeton-and-the-calton/100001985055179478
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Glasgow
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Mitchell Library
- **lat**: 55.8650327
- **long**: -4.2720015
- **full address**: The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Bridgeton and the Calton being held?
  - **A:** Bridgeton and the Calton takes place on Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm at The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Bridgeton and the Calton?
  - **A:** Bridgeton and the Calton is organized by The Alexander Thomson Society.

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