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The webinar will give a general overview of the use of laser scanning, photogrammetry and other techniques used to create 3D models of Glasgow’s famous, but normally inaccessible, Mercat Cross.
Join Dr Alasdair C. Whyte (writer/singer/performer) discussing his new book Glasgow’s Gaelic Place-Names (Birlinn). Featuring Auchenshuggle, Shettleston, Yoker – and maybe even a wee Gaelic song.
Govanhill Baths is an Edwardian Baths and Wash-House designed by A. B. McDonald, formally opened on 3rd July 1917.
What actually lies beneath platforms 3 and 4 in Central Station? What was the village of Grahamston like. Why are there still 3 ‘wonky’ streets and two that end in cul-de-sacs? Find out this & mor
At the site of the original Queen Margaret Bridge, stands Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s only civic structure, an immense retaining wall with a fine sweeping staircase, the ‘Greek’ Thomson Sixty Steps.
Built after the death of Alexander Thomson forthcoming work by John Gilbert Architects may help to answer the question of who the true architect of 84 Miller Street, Thomson or his partner Robert Turn
Scott Abercrombie of The Alexander Thomson Society will examine the evolution of the 84 Miller Street and outline forthcoming works. The building has recently been awarded funding from Glasgow City He
In 2021 and 2022 Glasgow Building Preservation Trust produced My Historic Neighbourhood, a programme of creative heritage activities, celebrating the heritage of communities across Glasgow.
Find out more about The Hunterian at Kelvin Hall with a behind the scenes collections store tour. An opportunity to see the many objects not on display in the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery.
Generations Working Together is a national charity that aims to grow intergenerational projects and spaces.
“It Was The Loom That Broke My Heart” is a interactive multimedia installation informed by the social heritage of the French Street building, originally a weaving and dyeworks.
Glasgow Building Trust Director David Cook leads an illustrated talk on 40 years of the Trust and it’s key projects.
Find out about places connected with Jewish refugees who came to Glasgow around the Second World War, including the hostels for Kindertransport children and refugee women, as well as the Refugee Club
SKETCHES Film Project is a series of short dance duets by choreographer Katie Armstrong. The films were captured in 3 iconic locations across Govanhill and Pollokshields in 2019.
An improvised performance responding to Edwin Morgan’s scrapbooks through sound and spoken word. Part of Doors Open Day.
Join Professor Dauvit Broun on a journey through medieval Scotland, exploring the buildings and way of life. All in Glasgow’s oldest surviving building dating from 1470s, Provan Hall.
Find out about Viking Jewellery with Govan Heritage Trust.
Join pupils of St Savior’s Primary School on as they create recipe’s for Viking dishes in an episode of Making a meal of it! Viking Edition.
In 2022, Govan Heritage Trust worked with Govanites to investigate world class heritage. Find out more in the project round up film.
This film celebrates Glasgow’s love affair with roller skating and explores its deep roots, dating back to the 1870s. Skate the City is part of Glasgow Building Preservation Trust’s ‘My Historic Neigh
Alison shares her memories of the Barras market. Part of the My Historic Neighbourhood project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and made possible thanks to National Lottery players.
Part of the My Historic Neighbourhood project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and made possible thanks to National Lottery players.
Part of the My Historic Neighbourhood project,, this film shows Glasgow Historian Peter Mortimer give a talk on the history of Glasgow’s famous Barras Market.
Part of the My Historic Neighbourhood project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and thanks to National Lottery players.
Part of the My Historic Neighbourhood project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and made possible thanks to National Lottery players.
Part of the My Historic Neighbourhood project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and made possible thanks to National Lottery players.
In November 2021 we held a memory gathering session at The Pipe Factory in the heart of the market. Local people were invited to come along and share their memories.
Part of the My Historic Neighbourhood project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and made possible thanks to National Lottery players
Sounds Like a Bargain’ is a sonic art installation inspired by the Barras Market and created in collaboration between sound artist Adam Stearns, and music technology pupils from St Mungo’s Academy.
Using vintage photography, let Norry Wilson guide you through the forgotten sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of Lost Glasgow.
Join Lost Glasgow’s Norry Wilson as he uses Thomas Sulman’s 1864 map, and Shadow’s ‘Midnight Scenes and Social Photographs’ (1858), to explore the square mile of the city lost to the building of St En
A recently rediscovered film provides a unique insight into a tightly-knit east end community. It captures a bustling Dalmarnock in the mid-1960s, just as the first high-rises were being built.
Old Glasgow Club September Meeting – Raffaello Gonnella on the contribution of Scottish Italians –
“Italian-Scots to Scottish-Italians
‘Tallys’, Cafes and Chippies
Their Story and Mine!”
Unlock a rainbow of colours with Nature’s Palette, from beetroot to turmeric to tea. Learn, experiment and paint with natural dyes on textiles.