Looking for a refreshing way to explore the South of Glasgow and its surrounding countryside? Then our guided version of the Magnificent 11 Walk on Sunday 4th May, based on a new resource from Glasgow Ramblers, offers the perfect opportunity to get active, enjoy nature, and discover hidden corners of the southern fringes 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. […]
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 […]
Cathcart Heritage Trail walks 2023 Join us on Friday 15th or Saturday 16th September as part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2023! The sights, sounds and scents of scenic Cathcart are perfectly in tune with this year’s Festival theme: ‘The Sensory City’… and as always, water, whether the White Cart that powered the […]
Talk: Southside House Histories – Time travel under Giffnock floorboards Join us at 6.50pm on Thursday 25th May at The Deep End on Nithsdale St for the third of our 2023 #SouthGlasgowHeritageNights events – a talk from Paul Noble about a journey that began by accident beneath the floorboards and is heading in some […]
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