During the period when Hillhead and Partick were independent burghs, Byres Road was known by its original name of Victoria Street.
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Stretching from Great Western Road at the Botanic Gardens in the north to Dumbarton Road at Partick Cross in the south, the road originally ran through a relatively rural area called the Byres of Partick (also known as Bishop's Byres).
The last ever notice of Dúghall occurs in a charter of the lord of Byres, wherein Dúghall appears along with the Duke of Albany and Walter Trail, Bishop of St Andrews; the charter can be dated between 1398 (creation of the Duchy of Albany) and 1401 (the death of Walter Trail).
Past editors of the journal have been Terence J. Byres (1973–2000), Charles Curwen (1973–1984), Teodor Shanin (1973–1975), Henry Bernstein (1985–2000), and Tom Brass (1990–1998, 2000–2008).