The extent to which Transatlantic slavery shaped Glasgow city centre has garnered much research, exposure and acknowledgement in recent decades. By contrast, the facts about how and why wealth made from enslaved people underpinned some of the Southside’s grand buildings and historic structures hadn’t been looked at sufficiently and in 2020 we decided to explore […]
South Seeds was set up 10 years ago to support local residents to lead more sustainable lives and in April 2021 we launched Glasgow’s Southside Tree Trail… The trail is a circular route starting and finishing at the gates to Queen’s Park and leads trail followers through three Southside parks. The route introduces walkers […]
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 […]
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