The Briggait is an integral part of Glasgow’s architectural heritage. Once the city’s fish market of over a century, the building’s now the headquarters of Scotland’s largest studio providers – Wasps.
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Built at Dumbarton in 1933, the ship was the largest, most luxurious and most prestigious vessel in the Clyde steamer fleet. In her heyday, TS Queen Mary carried over 13,000 passengers per week and retained the enviable accolade of “Britain’s Finest Pleasure Steamer” for over four decades. In 2023 she is celebrating her 90th anniversary year.
As well as being treasured by Glaswegians (who affectionately referred to her as “the Glasgow Boat”), TS Queen Mary carried some of the most famous people of the 20th Century down the Clyde; including King George VI, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the then Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, and the last Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten of Burma. Other famous names to step aboard included US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Viscount Montgomery “Monty” of Alamein, and music hall legend Sir Harry Lauder.
She was retired in 1977, and ultimately served as a floating pub and restaurant on the Thames for over two decades.
Saved from the scrapyard in 2015, TS Queen Mary is now being restored, and is hoped to sail again in 2025. HRH The Princess Royal is the charity Royal Patron and actor Sam Neill OBE is Patron.
Friends of TS Queen Mary was set up in 2012, to safeguard the future of the last Clyde Turbine driven pleasure steamer.
Having saved the ship from the scrapyard in 2015 and returning her from London to Glasgow in 2015, almost £4M has been raised from private and corporate donations to support the restoration campaign.
In 2023 – the ship’s 90th anniversary year – a further private donation of £1m was received, which will facilitate the installation of steel decks, allowing the restoration to take a huge leap forward.
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The Briggait is an integral part of Glasgow’s architectural heritage. Once the city’s fish market of over a century, the building’s now the headquarters of Scotland’s largest studio providers – Wasps.
Fine late-Renaissance style church, with a 150-ft campanile, domed crossing and ornate marble-lined interior and painted ceiling.. Wonderfully restored. Now is the time to visit this beautiful gem.
The Revelator is Scotland’s only fully functioning Wall of Death, Clydebuilt with love by a group of dedicated volunteers. Handmade mainly out of recycled wood and wholly funded by public donations.
This is a fantastic opportunity to freely explore or be shown around Trades Hall full of architectural delights, historic paintings and artefacts with its own museum describing its fascinating history
Come and see inside of a traditional silk screen print studio, M.A.R.S in the Hidden Lane. Learn how screen printing works, see prints from M.A.R.S 40 year archive and try pulling a print yourself.
Founded in 1825, The Western Club, Glasgow’s oldest residential Private Members’ Club, is located centrally in Royal Exchange Square.
Baltic Chambers is surrounded by modern office blocks which highlight the grandeur of this impressive Victorian era building. It contains the studios of Glasgow’s longest operating radio station.
An exciting and unique opportunity to take a behind the scenes tour of the former M&S building on Sauchiehall Street, which is currently occupied by 80+ artists.
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Organised by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, Glasgow Doors Open Days is part of a family of Doors Open Days events taking place across Scotland throughout September, coordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic Trust.
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