TheGlasgow City Chambersis a large Victorian era building that dominates the east side of George Square. It has served as a government building for the city since 1889, currently as the headquarters of the Glasgow City Council. The building is worth seeing from the outside, but you can ...
A group of designers centered around the Glasgow School of Art, and led by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, his wife Margaret Macdonald, her sister Frances, and her husband Herbert MacNair. They were a major force in Art Nouveau handicrafts and architecture. The furniture was light, simple, and ope...
The population of the city of Glasgow area is over 630,000 people, making it the most populated council area in Scotland. Hampden Park– Scotland’s national football stadium in the city’s Mount Florida district was the biggest stadium in the world when it opened in 1903. ...
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 ...
With the assistance of an Australia Council grant Aidan is currently writing a biography of the Australian poet, John Forbes. DAVID COOKE was born in the UK but his family comes from the West of Ireland. He won a Gregory Award in 1977. His retrospective collection, In the Distance, was ...
details the value of equipment and crops at each of these locations and others, and also includes the value of tools, equipment and instruments associated with his coal works at Napiershall. When household goods, furniture and so on are included his estate was valued at £334 2s., his wif...
Residents considering suing Scots council amid missed bin collection nightmare Homes and property 3 Bookmark Huge fire breaks out at Glasgow house as smoke billows into sky Glasgow Bookmark Fears of crime hotspot around Glasgow's new drugs consumption room ...