In South Portland Street, two neat rows of setts are a reminder of the tram route that used to run here.

Part of the street beyond Oxford Street has the unimpressive buildings of Alzheimer Scotland Action on Dementia, the Glasgow Medical Missionary Society and the Salvation Army.

Previously here was the Victorian charity for the ‘deserving poor’, Guild of Aid who originated playschools, drama and dancing classes and holidays for needy families.

The more impressive red sandstone building at the corner with Norfolk Street is the Glasgow Centre for the Deaf. This was formerly the Gorbals’ second free library but closed in 1986.

Picture 1: Setts in road as reminder of tram route
Picture 2: Glasgow Centre for the Deaf