111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn't Miss

111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn't Miss

Shields, Tom; Tait, Gillian

Emons Verlag GmbH

03/2023

240

Mole

Inglês

9783740818630

15 a 20 dias

464

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1 La Belle Place
Architecture for architecture's sake | 10
7 Arches
Windows into Gorbals history | 12
The 90 Bus
A safari, not just a journey | 14
The Arboretum
Tree-spotting in the Botanics | 16
The Arlington Baths
A place of health and beauty | 18
Auchentoshan Distillery
The spirit of Glasgow | 20
The Barras
Where BAaD is good | 22
Barrowland Ballroom
Ziggy's pocketful of stardust | 24
The Battle of Langside
Where Queen Mary started to lose the head | 26
The Battlefield Rest
Love on the tram | 28
Bearsden Bathhouse
When the Romans ruled in Scotland | 30
The Berkeley Suite
From two-step to dubstep | 32
The BFI Mediatheque
Keeping people in the picture | 34
Bike for Good
Cycling and recycling | 36
The Bon Accord
Nip in for a dram | 38
Britannia Panopticon
Memories of music-hall mayhem | 40
Bud Neill Memorial
The world's only two-legged equestrian statue | 42
Buffalo Bill Statue
The sad story of Kicking Bear | 44
The Byres Road Lanes
A warren of alternative trading places | 46
Caledonia Road Church
Gem that got lost in traffic | 48
The Carbeth Huts
Social housing in the forest | 50
Cartha Rugby Club
A game, a pie and a pint | 52
The Cathedral Lamp Posts
The bird, the bell, the fish and the tree | 54
Central Gurdwara
Meet the lions and princesses | 56
Central Station
Locomotives and lost platforms | 58
The Climbing Centre
Heavenly pursuits | 60
The Clydeport Building
When Glasgow ruled the waves | 62
Cottonrake Bakery
Join the patisserie revolution | 64
Crookston Castle
Ruined by a cannon called Meg | 66
Cuningar Loop
How grunge turned into green | 68
The Cup Tea Lounge
A wally good experience | 70
David Livingstone Birthplace Museum
From mill boy to missionary and adventurer | 72
Donald Dewar Statue
The man who changed the course of Scottish politics | 74
The Doulton Fountain
A quick spin around the British Empire | 76
Drygate
Crafty, curious and creative | 78
The EVIIIR Postboxes
The king lives on | 80
Fairfield Heritage
From farmyard to world's biggest shipyard | 82
Fossil Grove
Wondrous wee petrified forest | 84
Gardner Street
Hillwalking without leaving the city | 86
Garnethill Synagogue
Kosher tartan and Jewish bagpipers | 88
Garthamlock Water Tower
Mind-blowing circle in the sky | 90
George Square
The madness of the statues | 92
The Glad Cafe
Go south for world music | 94
Glasgow Cross
Unicorns, executions and dancing girls | 96
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
In search of hidden treasures | 98
Glasgow Tower
Like a candle in the wind | 100
Glasgow's Dali
Buying art at a Scottish price | 102
Glickman's
Where sweet dreams come true | 104
The Govan Stones
Relics of a lost kingdom | 106
The Grand Ole Opry
Singers and gunslingers | 108
Hamilton Curling
Have a go at the roaring game | 110
Helensburgh Heritage Centre
The John Logie Baird story | 112
The Hill House
Mackintosh in a steel raincoat | 114
Holmwood
What the nuns hid under the wallpaper | 116
Homeless Jesus
At the heart of the city | 118
The Horse Shoe Bar
Bring on the pies | 120
House for an Art Lover
Toshie is alive and well | 122
Hutcheson's Hall
A rich man's poorhouse | 124
Kelvin Hall
A scent of history | 126
Kelvingrove Bandstand
Tom Jones on stage? It's not unusual | 128
Kelvingrove Lawn Bowling
Fun with odd-shaped balls | 130
King Billy Statue
Glasgow's favourite Orangeman | 132
The Knitted Bench
Memories stitched together | 134
La Pasionaria Memorial
The fight against fascism | 136
The Lighthouse
Mackintosh and the wings of a dove | 138
The Lismore
Gaels blown by the gales of history | 140
Lord Kelvin Statue
Putting the heat into the Industrial Revolution | 142
The Mitchell Library
Be seduced by Rabbie Burns | 144
Mosesfield House
Where cars became a religion | 146
Mr Ben Retro Clothing
Dedicated followers of fashion | 148
The Mural Trail
From blight to beauty | 150
The Necropolis
John Knox keeps a beady eye on the city | 152
The Old Savings Bank
Art and history set in stone | 154
The Oran Mor Ceiling
Many shades of Gray | 156
Pinkston Watersports
Surf in the city | 158
The Piping Centre
Wrestle with the bagpipes | 160
The Police Museum
All about the polis | 162
The Pollok Park Highland Cows
Country estate in the city | 164
PS Waverley
A cruise like no other | 166
Rottenrow Gardens
From here to maternity | 168
Rouken Glen
Go with the flow | 170
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medicine through the ages | 172
Safe Hands Barbers
Cutting edge humour | 174
The Saracen Head
A taste of the Gallowgate | 176
Scottish Football Museum
Home of the beautiful game | 178
The Single End
Must-see at the People's Palace | 180
The Sixty Steps
Upwardly mobile in the West End | 182
The Snuff Mill Bridge
Place with a nose for history | 184
Springburn Park
Decline and fall of a proud community | 186
Square Sausage
Scottish soul food | 188
The Squinty Bridge
A nickname too far | 190
St Andrew's in the Square
No smoke with this religious fire | 192
St Charles' Oratory
Terracotta Jesus | 194
St Luke's
Saved by rock 'n' roll | 196
St Nicholas Garden
Serenity with a hint of scariness | 198
St Peter's Church
Father Daniel and the holy brolly | 200
The Subway
Going round and round | 202
Summerlee
Where old tramcars still trundle | 204
The Tall Ship
When Glenlee met Mary Doll | 206
Tam Shepherd's Trick Shop
It's pure magic | 208
The Tardis Tour
Intergalactic Glasgow experience | 210
The Templeton Building
A beer with a view | 212
The Tenement House
Come into the parlour | 214
Timorous Beasties
Of mice and interior design | 216
The Titan Crane
The Eiffel Tower of Clydebank | 218
The University Cafe
Ice cream and hot peas | 220
The University Cloisters
Get down to the undercroft | 222
The Vintage Vehicle Trust
Retirement home for beloved buses | 224
Wallace's Well
A taste of freedom | 226
The Whangie
A walk in royal footsteps | 228
The Women's Library
Feminism, facts and fun | 230
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