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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Look forward to a walk around the history of the Barras Market area and explore the fascinating charms, sounds and smells of an iconic area of Glasgow.
After celebrating 100 years of the Barras Market during the pandemic lockdown come and explore the area and be guided by our local experts who will tell you stories and history of this special place.
The tour will include the iconic Ballroom sign, the Old Clay Pipe Factory, Cobbled Lanes, St Alphonsus Church, the Heilan jessie & Tolbooth – Glasgow’s Execution site. See how the area has changed and how it is being transformed to bring it back to former glories in the near future.
The walks will last 60 minutes.
Saturday: 10:00 am 11:30 am 1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Booking essential.
We are the Barras Urban Village, a charity that has been created to help regenerate the Barras area and help all those working and living in the area to flourish and develop.
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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.
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