Leeds is a city located in West Yorkshire in northern England. It's the largest area in Yorkshire, and known as an industrial capital. During the early 1900s, the population of Leeds grew quickly to approximately 178,000, and during the 1920s and 1930s, the first council houses were constructed. Additionally, in 1925, St. James Hospital was founded in Leeds.

Spanish Town is a small city located in southeast Jamacia. This small city is known for its historical buildings, and one of the most famous is St. Catherine's Cathedral. This small city was once busy and full of life, but now it is known for producing Ligyanea Plain. Spanish Town is first mentioned in an excerpt from "Wide Sagrasso Sea" when the narrator says, " When I asked her why so few people came to see us, she told me that the road from Spanish Town to Coulibri Estate where we lived was very bad".

Wigan, England is a city in Greater Manchester, sitting between Liverpool to the southwest and Manchester to the southeast. Wigan is famous for being a coal mining district and it was a major mill town.

Inchtavanach is one of the larger islands in Loch Lomond. It was once the site of a monastery, giving rise to its translated name "Monk's Isle." The island is steep and lofty, and mostly covered with natural oak. It has a history that dates back to the spread of Celtic Christianity in Scotland during the Dark Ages after the Romans left Britain. In Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland , A.D. 1803, Dorothy Wordsworth mentions Inchtavanach Island when she says, "The islands, as we look down the water, are seen in great beauty.

Southport is a town located on the water just outside of Liverpool. It is a popular seaside resort and the town hosts several events throughout the year. The town is famous for its golfing traditions and flower shows. 

The town was founded in 1792 when a man built a bathhouse on the beach, and later, a hotel. By the early 1800s, a settlement had formed around the hotel.

Oldham is an English town located in Greater Manchester. During the Industrial Revolution, Oldham became an important center for the textile industry. More recently, the textile industry there has declined, and there are more efforts to culturally progress the town beyond its textile industry past. Oldham is mentioned once in Voyage in the Dark, when the speaker lists a number of towns that she has visited: "I started counting all the towns I had been to...Wigan, Blackburn, Bury, Oldham, Leeds" (Part III, Chapter 2).

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the 4th most populous in the United Kingdom. Known for its major cultural institutions like the Burrell Collection, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra among others. European Capital of Culture in 1990. (wiki)

"That was a turn I had seen in a music-hall in Glasgow, where I had got in for a matinee on my card. (...)" (Rhys, Part II, Ch 1)

Baghdad is the capital city of Iraq. Due to its location at the heart of the Tigris River, Baghdad was central to ancient Mesopotamia. Baghdad is one of the most important and largest cities in the Arabic and Islamic timeline. During the early 1800s, Baghdad was under rule by the Ottoman Empire, it regained its freedom in 1920.