We always knew we wanted to return to Scotland to live, having spent 8 years in Edinburgh after university and then moved to Wales. Fast forward 20-odd years, with a redundancy and in need of a change in lifestyle, we found ourselves viewing a tired-looking little flat in Shawlands. The plan was to have somewhere […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Glasgow Tenements Right now, 20th May 2020, we are all experiencing more time at home. For many days have slowed down and life outside has almost in its entirety come to a standstill allowing us to become reflective of the spaces we inhabit. There is a new and acute awareness of our surroundings within […]
As the lockdown response to COVID-19 continues and evolves, South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust (SGHET) is seeking to build a picture of the resilience of local life as our diverse community adapts locally to the global pandemic – with your input. To piece together the new experiences, habits and feelings of the moment, we […]
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