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.
I seem to have got my eye in recently for spotting gorgeous examples of tenement tiles as I wander around Glasgow. These come from a close in Broomhill in the west if the city.
Every now and then I come across a road sign which raises more questions than it answers. This is one such sign I spotted today in Bowling just to the west of Glasgow.
Police were called to a Willy Wonka event in Glasgow after angry parents demanded refunds of their £35 (US$44.37) fee. Organizers House of Illuminati had promised a "journey filled with wondrous creations and enchanting surprises at every turn" but discovered a sparse warehouse with a bouncy castle. The Independent has more.
In the 1950s, more than 200,000 people in Glasgow, or about one fifth of its population, were members of a Cooperative Society, and they accounted for 10% of all retail sales in the city.
This meant Cooperative Societies were part of a massive circular economy where money earned in the city was spent in businesses owned by the people of the city and any profits made remained in the city's local econony.
A recent post on Twitter by Govanhill Go! reminded me of the concept of desire lines. These are unofficial paths, like the one on the right in this photo, worn into the landscape by people who would rather use them than the official routes (like the one on the left). They're generally short-cuts and often indicate a failure by urban planners to properly understand and account for people's desires as they move through their environment.
Some more beautiful Art Nouveau tiles from a Glasgow tenement in Govanhill on the Southside of the city. These are amongst my favourite ones which I've come across so far.
#Glasgow’s #Subway’s size is disappointing for its nearly 127 year history but its inaccessibility is absolutely criminal.
13/15 stations have no step free access - they don’t exist for folk with mobility issues or with prams. Upon arriving to one accessible to wheelchair users - SPT policy is to fold wheelchairs up, being mindful of space.
It doesn’t fit any criteria of being a comprehensive, reliable or accessible metro service at the best of times.
This morning looking across the Firth of Clyde to Dumbarton Rock. It's the remains of an extinct volcano dating from over 300 million years ago. The buildings you can see on it today are part of Dumbarton Castle whose history can be traced back at least 1,500 years, making it the oldest fortress in Scotland to still be in existence today.
Glasgow is famous for architecture and music, so for a bit of Christmas Eve fun, I've combined the two. These are nine Glasgow locations name-checked in songs by well-known artists or groups. Can you name all nine locations and songs?
There's no prize on offer, just the opportunity to show off your knowledge of the city.
Feel free to post your answers below. There's bonus points on offer if you come up with different songs for these locations to the ones I did.
The magnificent head of Bella the Beithir at Stockingfield Junction on the Forth and Clyde Canal in the north of Glasgow. Created by Nichol Wheatley, when finished Bella will be 121 metres long as her body weaves through the hill above the Stockingfield Bridge. Commissioned by Scottish Canals, it's a companion piece to the Kelpies in Falkirk as both feature Scottish mythological beasts associated with water.
Another of Glasgow's wonderful gushet tenement buildings. This one, dating from 1858, is on corner of Argyle Street and Kent Road in the west end of the city. I particularly like the fact the architect still managed to squeeze in a bay window on such a narrow frontage!
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