Following the recent renovation and relaunch of the Queens Park Arena SGHET are welcoming any stories or photographs of the bandstand & Queen’s Park. In the months to come, we will set up pages that will give a unique record of the area and an insight into its rich and vibrant past. Submit your stories […]

Introduction The name “Gorbals” is known throughout the world. It is commonly and perhaps unfairly associated with all that was worst in housing conditions and mainly for that reason, the area was the first in Glasgow to experience wholesale redevelopment after World War II. Despite redevelopment, there still remain many reminders of the area’s past […]

  South Glasgow Heritage and Environment Trust (SGHET) are interested to hear from anyone with memories of ‘Marlborough House’ (now known as The Shed) on Langside Avenue in Shawlands. The building was, in its heyday, frequently used as a venue for weddings, receptions, dinners, dances and social functions. Within the Marlborough there were different suites […]

Built 1856-57 this iconic building by Alexander Thomson has for many years stood proud amongst an ever changing Gorbals landscape. It represents a grand reminder of the man and just how unique and important his work was – and is – to our city`s rich architectural heritage. The interior has been lost, but the walls, […]