Schools from across South Glasgow (P6-S3 classes) have fashioned their own models of local Art Deco buildings. Come to our Community Exhibition & Celebration Day where the pupils will showcase their creations and get feedback from our Community Panel! BOOK HERE (free but registration required): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/art-deco-southside-alive-schools-model-building-challenge-celebration-day-tickets-1048784441497 VENUE: 170 Queen’s Drive, Glasgow G42 […]
Look beyond Art Deco’s geometry and get a taste of how to sketch freestyle! Join one of our outdoor urban sketching classes in Laurieston – for beginner to intermediate levels. Classes will be held 1-3pm on: Sun 9th June, Sat 15th June, Sat 22nd June, Sun 30th June. Suited to residents (aged 17+) of […]
Talk: Southside House Histories – ‘Strange Affray at Crosshill’: architecture and social mobility in late 19th-century Glasgow This special #SouthGlasgowHeritageNights talk on Thursday 19th October focuses on Dr Ailsa Boyd’s research related to her own house in the Southside of Glasgow by tracing the histories of architect Robert Duncan (c.1840-1928) and the Battersby family. […]
Sonic adventures in history, heritage and environment beckon as we’ve launched a podcast show on Glad Radio – the new community podcasting project for the Southside of Glasgow! The #SouthsideChronicles show from SGHET will explore different stories in each eposide, including audio versions of some of our blogs read by their authors so you […]
Talk: Rambles Round the Southside in the 1850s This special #SouthGlasgowHeritageNights talk on Thursday 21st September revisits the writings of Victorian poet and journalist Hugh MacDonald (1817 – 1860). Free but places are limited – BOOK HERE. His best-loved work was Rambles Round Glasgow (1854), a collection of walks through areas that were […]
Join us for a special #SouthGlasgowHeritageNights talk on Thursday 31st August and discover how our amazing City Archives reveal south Glasgow’s rich and multi-layered past – followed by our open AGM – BOOK NOW The presentation will share a short introduction telling the story of Glasgow and its Archives, and will provide examples […]
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