Glasgow History

Discover a collection of articles, posts and information centred around the rich history of Glasgow

The history of the SEC site: Queen’s Dock

This is a bird’s eye view of the Scottish Event Campus area in 2025: The city centre of Glasgow is out of shot to the right. You can see “Scottish...
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Princes Square, Glasgow, before the shopping centre

Prince's Square, instantly recognisable to most Glaswegians, but what was there before the shops and dining we know today?  Well, there's a website for Princes Square, which tells us it was...
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Braehead Shopping Centre: once a farm

It's well known that before the Braehead Shopping Centre was built, the site was occupied in part and most recently by a power station.  Less well documented is that to...
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George Edward: owner of St Germains

George Edward was born on 25th August 1865 at 246 Bath Street, Glasgow: This is still standing 159 years later: It is the door with the bins on either side...
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