Projects
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Pollok Free State: Archive Selections and Reflections
Thanks to these generous donations there is a lot to be found within the archive.
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James Miller’s Art Deco Leyland Motors
Can this derelict Art Deco icon in Glasgow’s Southside be reanimated?
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The Tobacco Lords Part 1
The connections between Glasgow and the tobacco trade of the eighteenth century are well-known.
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Hannah Frank
Early Life and Education Hannah Frank (1908-2008) was an artist and sculptor based in the Southside. She was born in Glasgow and lived in the Gorbals in her formative years, first in Abbotsford Road and later in South Portland Street. She then moved further south, living at 72 Dixon Avenue, Crosshill, where she was […]
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The Gorbals Vampire
The children were hunting the ‘Gorbals Vampire’ – a seven-foot-tall monster with long metal fangs who had killed and eaten two local boys.
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Bute Terrace & Regent Park Terrace
There have been many arguments about the boundaries of Strathbungo over the years, but this is because it has never had any formal designation, and still doesn’t. It has claimed to be in Renfrewshire mostly, Lanarkshire when it suited, in Govan Parish, but claimed by Cathcart. The east side of Pollokshaws Road was absorbed […]
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The Stevens and Bellahouston Park
Bellahouston Park is known for its outdoor artworks, sculptures, and House for an Art Lover, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and built in 1996. Few know of the estate’s connections to the transatlantic slave trade.
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The Pollok Free State and its Legacy
In the early 1990s, local communities gained international attention for protesting against having their access to the park obstructed by a motorway.
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The Maxwells of Pollok
20 minute read Introduction to The Maxwells The Maxwells, particularly the Stirling Maxwells, have had a significant impact on the local area. Most people will have benefitted in some form from their generosity whether that is attending an event in Pollokshaws Burgh Hall, attending the Sir John Maxwell School (before it was closed), walking through […]
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Queen’s Park Train Station
Bruce Downie blogs about the history of Queen’s Park Train Station and uncovers some surprising facts!