Gallus Glasgow U: Umbrellas
Hielanman’s and Bridgeton Umbrellas.
Gallus Glasgow T: the Tardis
Is it a Tardis – or just an old Police Box?
Gallus Glasgow S: Street art
Street art in the city.
Gallus Glasgow R: Religious buildings
Glasgow Cathedral and other prominent religious buildings.
Gallus Glasgow Q: Queen’s Cross
Queen’s Cross Church is the only one ever completed to a design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (he entered the competition for Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral but his design was not selected). Queen’s Cross was commissioned by… Read more Gallus Glasgow Q: Queen’s Cross →
Gallus Glasgow P: the Panopticon
The Britannia Panopticon on Trongate is the world’s oldest surviving music hall. It’s on the first floor above Mitchell’s Amusements, with an entrance down the lane to the side. The music hall functioned from… Read more Gallus Glasgow P: the Panopticon →
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 →
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