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This Is My Glasgow' is a photographic project from Colin M. Drysdale, author of 'The Outbreak', a Glasgow-based zombie apocalypse novel. Unless otherwise stated, all photos are my own.

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thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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A corner tower topped with a candle-snuffer roof on a red sandstone tenement on Kelvin Drive in the West End of Glasgow.

Distictive corners are a key element of Glasgow's architecture and they help tie its many and varied architectural styles together.

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#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #tenement #glasgowtenements #glasgowwestend

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Unfortunately, it's also something which seems to have pretty much been abandoned in recent years, resulting in a negative impact on the city's streetscape in terms of aethetics and in terms of creating a unique local feel.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #tenement #glasgowtenements #glasgowwestend

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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The stylish and instantly-recogniseable lotus-shaped chimney pots on Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's Moray Place in the Strathbungo area of Glasgow.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #alexandergreekthomson #chimney #strathbungo

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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This might not look like much, but it's the remains of an Iron Age enclosure in Pollok Country Park in Glasgow. It consists of a 30 m diametre ditch (partly visible on the left) surrounding a raised central area (background right), with a causeway leading out of it (foreground right) to a paved road. Excavations suggest it dates from between 2,000 and 2,500 years ago and probably functioned as a defensive structure.

#glasgow #pollokcountrypark #ironage #archaeology #scottishhistory

thisismyglasgow, (edited ) to glasgow
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Traditionally, major road junctions in Glasgow are marked by the presence of one or more of the following: An ornate bank building, an imposing church or a pub. Shawlands Cross on the Southside has the full set!

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #shawlands #shawlandscross #glasgowhistory #crossroads

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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1850s Townhouses on Cecil Street in the West End of Glasgow. Thought to be designed by J.T. Rochead, anyone who was a student at Glasgow University in the 1980s and the early 1990s will most likely remember them as a row of rundown, seedy bedsits with as many people crammed into them as possible.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #glasgowuniversity #hillhead #cecilstreet

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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The nameplate on a Glenfield and Kennedy manhole cover in the Gorbals Rose Garden in Glasgow. Started by Thomas Kennedy in Kilmarnock in the 1860s, at one time it was one of the biggest industrial manufacturing companies in the British Commonwealth. Access covers bearing its name (mostly for fire hydrants) are a common sight on Glasgow's streets.

#glasgow #kilmarmock #accesscover #ironwork #glenfieldandkennedy

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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I love this picture of a Magpie made with pebbles. It's part of one of the many public art installations in the Gorbals area of Glasgow.

#glasgow #thegorbals #streetart #glasgowstreetart #publicart #magpie

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The former Belmont Church on Great George Street in the West End of Glasgow. Designed by James Miller in a Gothic style, it was built in 1893.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurch #hillhead

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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Robert Dalglish's imposing 1882 Jacobean style Woodside Public School in the Woodlands area of Glasgow.

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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Allegorical figures of Night and Day created by J.P. MacGillivary in 1888 for James Sellars' Anderson College of Medicine on Dumbarton Road in the West End of Glasgow.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #sculpture #partick #kelvingrove

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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I love this building on the corner of Albert Drive and Darnley Street in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow, not just for its design, which is great, but because it was built in 1895 for the wonderfully-named Glasgow Laundry and Carpet Beating Works.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #pollokshields #glasgowhistory

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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Good Morning, Glasgow. The weather's not great today, so here's a pair of cute little ducklings from Victoria Park to help get your Friday off to a positive start.

#glasgow #victoriapark #ducklings #urbanwildlife #glasgowwildlife #urbannature #goodmorningglasgow #goodmorning

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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Clarke and Bell's rather beautiful Arts and Crafts style pavilion built in 1890 for the Titwood Bowling Club on the Southside of Glasgow.

#glasgow #architecture #artsandcraftsarchitecture #glasgowbuildings #pollokshields #buildingphotography #architecturephotography

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The former Pollokshields West Church on Shields Road on the Southside of Glasgow. Designed by W.G. Rowan and built in the late 1870s, it bears a striking resemblence to Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's 1850s Saint Vincent Street Church in the city centre, especially the square corner tower.

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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Glasgow has a surprising number of quirky little reminders of the past which are all to easily overlooked, like this early 19th Century toll gate post at the junction between Paisely Road and Govan Road.

As Scotland became more industrialised in the 18th Century, both people and goods became increasingly mobile, and with that came the need for a better road network. This came in the form of Turnpikes, new roads which charged tolls for their use.

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#glasgow #history #glasgowhistory

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There are still many reminders of what is known as the turnpike era across Glasgow, mostly in the names of major road junctions, such as Eglington Toll, Paisley Road Toll, but also in terms of old toll buildings and other related structures.

This particular post was part of an old toll gatehouse known Parkhouse Toll which operated turnpike roads between the 1780s and 1888 from Glasgow to Greenock via Govan and to Paisley.

#glasgow #history #turnpike #glasgowhistory #paisleyroadtoll

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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There's something about this tenement on Battlefield Road in Glasgow which really appeals to me. It's a very simple building, but it still carries itself with an air of confidence.

#glasgow #architecture #tenement #glasgowbuildings #battlefield #glasgowtenement #architecturephotography

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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The former Pollokshields Burgh Hall in Glasgow. Designed by H.E. Clifford in a Scots Renaissance style it was built in 1890.

#glasgow #pollokshields #architecture #glasgowbuildings #buildingphotography #architecturephotography

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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I always love it when I get the chance to check out these rather gorgeous tenement tiles on Victoria Road on Glasgow.

#glasgow #tiles #tiling #ceramics #tenement #glasgowtenements #tenementtiles #architeture #design #victoriaroad #glasgowbuildings

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@monkeyben @jvseem That question has been raised a few times. I think they were were mostly made after the arsenic green had been phased out in the mid-1860s. However, I've not had the guts to test this by licking a few broken tiles! 🙂

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Ruchill Parish Church and Halls on Shakespeare Street in the north of Glasgow. The pale sandstone halls were designed by Charles Rennie MacKintosh and were built in 1899, while the red sandstone church was built a few years later in 1903 and was designed by Neil C. Duff. The reason why MacKintosh was not also commissioned to design the church as well as the halls is a bit of a mystery.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #maryhill #charlesrenniemackintosh #ruchill

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By far my favourite bit of architectural ironwork in Glasgow, and possibly anywhere in the world! It can be found on D.B. Dobson's 1902 Art Nouveau commercial building at 50 Darnley Street in Glasgow.

#glasgow #ironwork #dragon #architecture #glasgowbuildings #pollokshields #decorativeironwork #drainpipe

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@nk 👍🙂

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@pianosaurus @dorkomatic Very good! 🤣

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@jeeger 🤣🤣🤣

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