Gallus Glasgow O: Oran Mor
Another converted church – this time the former Kelvinside Parish Church. (One of our friends refuses to step into it, because it’s where he went to Sunday School.) Òran Mór… Read more Gallus Glasgow O: Oran Mor →
Gallus Glasgow N: the National Piping Centre
The National Piping Centre serves as a national and international centre of excellence for the Great Highland Bagpipe and its music. The building was formerly Old Cowcaddens Church, built in 1872,… Read more Gallus Glasgow N: the National Piping Centre →
Gallus Glasgow M: The Mitchell
The magnificent dome of the Mitchell Library is one of Glasgow’s most distinctive landmarks. The building opened in 1911, but the library itself dates from the 1870s (based on a bequest… Read more Gallus Glasgow M: The Mitchell →
Gallus Glasgow L: Let Glasgow Flourish
Let Glasgow flourish is the city’s motto. It derives from the 6th century St Mungo, our founder and patron saint, one of whose sermons is said to have included the words… Read more Gallus Glasgow L: Let Glasgow Flourish →
Gallus Glasgow K: The Kelvin
Glasgow’s most famous river is the Clyde, but its second most important is the Kelvin which flows through the north-west of the city to its confluence with the Clyde at… Read more Gallus Glasgow K: The Kelvin →
Gallus Glasgow J: Jordanhill
Jordanhill – what can I say? I arrived there in 1990 to work in Jordanhill College Library (later part of Strathclyde University), a job which I thought I might do… Read more Gallus Glasgow J: Jordanhill →
Gallus Glasgow I: Ibrox
Ibrox is the obvious “I” for Glasgow, but I confess I have never been there – well, I’ve been to the area but not inside the stadium. My interest in… Read more Gallus Glasgow I: Ibrox →
Gallus Glasgow H: the Horse Shoe
Glasgow has its fair share of shiny metropolitan bars, boring chain-pubs and total dives, but it also has a lot of “real” pubs with interesting history behind them. One such is… Read more Gallus Glasgow H: the Horse Shoe →
Gallus Glasgow G: Garnethill
I have come to know Garnethill well in recent years – it’s the topic of one of Glasgow Women’s Library’s Women’s Heritage Walks on which I act as a tour guide.… Read more Gallus Glasgow G: Garnethill →
Gallus Glasgow F: the Fossil Grove
The Fossil Grove is Glasgow’s most ancient attraction. Tucked away in a corner of Victoria Park, and only open for viewing in the summer, the fossilised tree stumps were discovered… Read more Gallus Glasgow F: the Fossil Grove →
Gallus Glasgow E: St Enoch
Glasgow used to have four railway stations in the centre of the city; now it only has two. St Enoch’s is one that got away – it functioned between 1876 and… Read more Gallus Glasgow E: St Enoch →
Gallus Glasgow D: Donald Dewar
Donald Dewar was a Scottish politician who was a major force in securing victory in the devolution referendum of 1997, resulting in the reconvening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. He was the… Read more Gallus Glasgow D: Donald Dewar →
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