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- ↑ "TheGlasgowStory: Shawfield Mansion".
- ↑ Glasgow Street Names and Places. James Muir. William Hodge and Company. 1899.
- ↑ Glasgow Street Names and Places. James Muir. William Hodge and Company. 1899.
- ↑ Glasgow Street Names and Places. James Muir. William Hodge and Company. 1899.
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