Orkney Street
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Orkney Street by Thomas Nugent as part of the Geograph project.
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Orkney Street
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 27 Aug 2018
Formerly named Albert Street. The black gate led to the yard of the former Govan fire station https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSE00752 which was located on the ground floor of the tenement which can be seen. The tenement is on Orkney Place, which was formerly known as Russell Street. The old fire station closed in 1987, having been replaced with a new one nearby Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.86081
Longitude
-4.308747