Join Glasgow City Heritage Trust Director Niall Murphy for a tour of some of the highlights from his Moments of Beauty series, exploring the Merchant City and beyond.
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The story of Glasgow’s Clyde Bridges in many ways reflects the development of Glasgow. As the city flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries, the demands for better communications resulted in bridges being built which, in turn, encouraged further trade and prosperity. So bridges both nurtured and reflected the growth of the city. The bridges also tell the story of transportation, from the pedestrian and horse traffic of the middle ages, through railway mania in the 19th century, and the 20th century age of the motor car, onwards into the new millennium. Glasgow has all types of bridges ranging from suspension to cable stayed, and from arched to truss, with all manner of materials used in their construction from steel to concrete, and from granite to wood. Glasgow’s Clyde Bridges are steeped in history and offer a unique walking experience! The walk is hosted by members of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch.
Saturday: 11:00 am
Booking essential.
ICE promotes and advances civil engineering around the globe, leading the infrastructure debate to create a more sustainable future and ensuring high standards through awarding professional qualifications.
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Join Glasgow City Heritage Trust Director Niall Murphy for a tour of some of the highlights from his Moments of Beauty series, exploring the Merchant City and beyond.
An interactive walk exploring the architecture and geology of Glasgow’s West End, through looking, listening, and touching.
Discover how the rich history, once-mighty industrial heritage and dramatic natural landscape of the former village of Cathcart make it the unique and picturesque southside locality it is today.
Journey back in time, discover the dramatic story of Springburn’s rise and fall as an industrial powerhouse and locomotive manufacturer to the world through the lens of the dilapidated winter gardens.
Glasgow’s development as an industrial centre, its contribution to the global carbon economy and consequences for social development are explored with an expert eye.
The radical history of Pollokshields revealed – writers, artists, queer poets, Maoist bank-robbers, Fenian dynamite-plotters! Visit Kenmure Street, site of a great anti-racist victory.
This tour aims to uncover the city’s fascinating and complex food markets history, narrating stories of food and how its relationship with the people of Glasgow has changed throughout the centuries.
This year, Public Health at the University of Glasgow turns 100! To celebrate, we’re exploring the Western Infirmary site to learn about the history of public health in Glasgow. Join us!
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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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