100 years ago, a dramatic change occurred in Glasgow - council housing was introduced to the UK for the first time.
The landmark Addison Act was introduced in 1919, causing council housing to appear across Glasgow - where it was welcomed with open arms.
Slums had become commonplace in Glasgow since the Victorian era and council housing - although it hasn't always been considered the most aesthetically pleasing - was thought to be a huge revolution in ridding the city of the overcrowding, pollution and sickness that plagued the 19th century in areas such as the Gorbals.
Glasgow City Archives has taken a look back at the history of Glasgow housing prior to the introduction of council housing.
The majority of houses of the past 150 years tended to be stone-built tenements, which became the city's first slums with the overpopulation of the city pointed to as a main factor in the problem.
It reads: "There were a few old timber houses, but most of the houses in the 19th century were stone-built tenements built in the previous 150 years. These tenements were to become the first slums. The city had experienced a rapid growth in population rising to over 200,000 in the 1830s.
"Overcrowding and a highly mobile population made the city vulnerable to epidemics. Polluted water supplies, a smog-laden atmosphere and a lack of sunlight were ripe conditions for chronic illnesses as well as epidemics."
Homes built from timber, usually located on the Saltmarket, tended to be destroyed by fires and did not last to the 19th century.
Glasgow City Archives said: "Most of Glasgow's old timber-fronted houses were destroyed in fires in the 17th century and very few survived into the Victorian period. These buildings stood at 77 Saltmarket.
"They consisted of a substantial masonry-built ground floor with a wooden clapperboard structure added above. They were demolished by the City Improvement Trust during the late 19th century."
We'll be back tomorrow with a new article looking at how council housing impacted Glasgow and changed our city.
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