The International Rostrum of Composers (IRC), organized by the International Music Council, is an international forum of representatives of broadcasting organizations who come together for the purpose of exchanging and broadcasting contemporary music.Currently, over 30 national radio networks participate in...
Admire the stunning Victorian architecture of City Chambers, the headquarters of Glasgow City Council, and take a moment to appreciate the historic statues and monuments that adorn George Square. For those with a passion for art and design, The Lighthouse is a must-see attraction. This unique ...
When Glasgow Town Council opened the Parliamentary Road Fever Hospital in 1865, more beds had still been required and in the Autumn of 1870, Belvidere House and its 33 acre estate were purchased to provide a site for the new fever hospital. The first wooden pavilion was occupied on 19 Decemb...
Sauchiehall Street is a name unique to Glasgow and yet known well beyond the city limits. It’s a long street by Glasgow standards and was renowned for its department stores, hotels, cinemas, restaurants and tearooms as well as art galleries and a range of smaller businesses. Much of the ...
Within two years, the Town Council had the first tram lines laid along a 21⁄2-mile stretch from St. George’s Cross to Eglinton Toll (via New City Road, Cambridge Street, Sauchiehall Street, Renfield Street, Union Street, Jamaica Street, Glasgow Bridge, Bridge Street, and Eglinton ...
In 1885 his sister Agnes, the widow of Isaac Buchanan, resident in Hamilton, Canada, sought to have Alexander presumed dead in accordance with the 1881 Presumption of Life Limitation Scotland Act. In her submission to the Lords of Council and Session she stated that her brother had sailed from...
of Glasgow City Council, and take a moment to appreciate the historic statues and monuments that adorn George Square. For those with a passion for art and design, The Lighthouse is a must-see attraction. This unique exhibition space, housed in a former newspaper office, offers a fascinating ...
cranes are clearly visible on the quayside as well as mineral wagons, and Pointhouse Road can be seen on the left, leading up to Stobcross Station and Finnieston Street in the distance. ( Stereo view by Stereo-Travel Co., Corona, New York City. Courtesy of the Graham Lappin Collection...
Glasgow, city, west-central Scotland. It is situated along both banks of the River Clyde 20 miles (32 km) from that river’s mouth on the western, or Atlantic, coast. Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city, and it forms an independent council area that lies entirely within the historic coun...
Glasgow, city, west-central Scotland. It is situated along both banks of the River Clyde 20 miles (32 km) from that river’s mouth on the western, or Atlantic, coast. Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city, and it forms an independent council area that lies