Join us on Thursday 25th August for the first of our Southside #HeritageNights to discover the stories of remarkable women buried in the celebrated Cathcart Cemetery on Glasgow’s southern fringe – followed by our annual AGM – BOOK NOW. Cathcart Cemetery is a picturesque 43 acre late Victorian Garden Cemetery in the Southside of […]
An outdoor walking tour of Art Deco buildings in Laurieston on Sunday 19th September for Glasgow Doors Open Day 2021 – discover renowned and hidden gems, their history & future! The 2020s mark the start of a two-decade global Centenary of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture. From Mumbai and Shanghai to Havana and […]
D-DAY 1 07 June 2021 History teacher and new SGHET board member Thomas Oldham digs into the archaeological excavation at First Hampden Park and what the Archaeology Scotland volunteers are hoping to find at the old site of the world’s first international football stadium … So, it’s day one here at First Hampden. The […]
From the battlements of Crookston Castle on the South West fringes of the city, Greater Pollok’s neighbourhoods peek out from between trees and parklands. Your eye can follow the Levern Water as it winds its way through thickets of small community green spaces and towering urban woodland that divides an assortment of dwellings from the […]
Doors Open Day 2020 Heritage Trail Podcasts launched As part of Glasgow Doors Open Day – which has gone virtual this year – we’ve launched our new podcast series: ‘Southside Explorations‘. Subscribe on a range of platforms including Apple and Spotify and walk alongside our local experts as they explore Glasgow’s Southside and the […]
We had a phenomenal demand for our Queen’s Park family activity trail in June and all printed copies were gone within a week! We’ve decided to add them as a free download for anyone signing up for our mailing list. You’ll get a free PDF to print out which you can take out into the […]
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