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Am 2. August 1997 wurde er als Baron Gordon of Strathblane, of Deil’s Craig in Stirling, zum Life Peer erhoben und war dadurch fortan Mitglied des House of Lords. [1] Gordon starb Ende März 2020 im Alter von 83 Jahren während der COVID-19-Pandemie im Vereinigten Königreich an den Folgen von COVID-19. [2]
Strathblane is a small village in the central belt of Scotland, 11 miles (19 km) north of Glasgow on the fringes of the Campsie Fells. Strathblane is a scenic, small village within commuting distance of Glasgow, nestled in the Strathblane valley at the foot of the Campsie Fells and Strathblane Hills. The Blane Water and also the West Highland ...
Den 4. oktober 1997 ble han gjort til life peer med tittelen Baron Gordon of Strathblane' av Deil's Craig i Stirling. Dermed ble han medlem av House of Lords. Gordon døde i Glasgow på Glasgow Royal Infirmary den 31. mars 2020 av covid-19 i en alder av 84 år. Referanser
In geology. In geology, a strath is a bedrock surface within a river valley that marks a base level of erosion by the river. This may underlie a contemporary strath valley floor, corresponding to the present base level, but it may also correspond to a former base level now preserved in the geologic record. [5]
Coordinates: 55.9482°N 4.1524°W. Strathkelvin Railway Path - geograph.org.uk - 437812. Strathkelvin Railway Path is rail trail following the route of several dismantled railway lines extending from Gartcosh to Strathblane. It goes for 10 km from one end to another.
Road improvements and the arrival of the Blane Valley Railway in 1867 opened up Strathblane to the world. An elegant new parish church was built in 1803 and improved in the 1870s. The school, first built in the 1780s, was gradually remodelled and extended. The population of the parish, which had been just 734 in 1801 was 1,671 by 1891.
Le 4 octobre 1997, il est créé pair à vie avec le titre de baron Gordon de Strathblane, de Deil's Craig dans le Stirlingshire. Élu fellow de la Radio Academy en 1994, Lord Gordon reçoit le Lord Provost's Award for Public Service ainsi que des diplômes honorifiques de docteur en lettres (Hon DLitt) de l'Université calédonienne de Glasgow et de l'université de Glasgow en 1998.
