13 pictures of people enjoying the Glasgow Fair holiday
It may be hard to imagine now but there was a time, not so long ago, when the whole of Glasgow would virtually shut down for the last two weeks of July.
It was known as the Glasgow Fair Fortnight, and in times gone by, factories, shipyards and businesses would close down completely, heralding a mass exodus of the city as workers and their families headed to the seaside to enjoy some well-earned time off. Today, on this year’s Fair Monday, we take a look back at people from Glasgow enjoying this holiday
1. Glasgow Fair Fortnight
A close up of the big wheel at Aberdeen Fun Fair during the Glasgow Fair holiday in 1954.
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2. Glasgow Fair Fortnight
A mother persuades her little boy to go into the sea at Portobello Beach during the fair fortnight in 1961.
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4. Glasgow Fair Fortnight
Ayr beach on the first week of Glasgow Fair Fortnight in 2000, with three-year-old Jade Henderson of Robroyston splashing in the Firth of Clyde with the Isle of Arran in the background.
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