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Maxwell Park and Pollokshields Burgh Hall

  Maxwell Park and Pollokshields Burgh Hall have a fascinating history, involving barrage balloons, West Indies slave plantations, and freemasons.   Maxwell Park   In 1887, Scottish politician, baronet, and philanthropist Sir John Stirling Maxwell gifted the land that is now Maxwell Park to the burgh of Pollokshields, for the development of Pollokshields Burgh Halls […]

Queen’s Park Maps Project

Many of our 2020 projects were placed on hold when we all went into lockdown. The SGHET board have still been operating and planning but we’ve had to change tack a little bit. We have been blown away by the response to our South Glasgow Heritage Trails books and we’re on to our second print […]