Glasgow Coat of Arms
@glasgowcoa.bsky.social
Collecting images of the many variations on the theme of Glasgow's coat of arms.
Snaps my own if not credited. Contributions welcome! #Glasgow 🌳🐦🔔🐟
Snaps my own if not credited. Contributions welcome! #Glasgow 🌳🐦🔔🐟
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Great to get down to the Deep End today to catch the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social exhibition!
Lovely to see some old faves and some new (to me) ones! 👏❤️
🌳 🐟 🐦 🔔 💍
Lovely to see some old faves and some new (to me) ones! 👏❤️
🌳 🐟 🐦 🔔 💍
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Great to get down to the Deep End today to catch the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social exhibition!
Lovely to see some old faves and some new (to me) ones! 👏❤️
🌳 🐟 🐦 🔔 💍
Lovely to see some old faves and some new (to me) ones! 👏❤️
🌳 🐟 🐦 🔔 💍
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@glasgowcoa.bsky.social pub sign and old Blind Asylum...is that a CoA?
January 28, 2026 at 2:32 PM
@glasgowcoa.bsky.social pub sign and old Blind Asylum...is that a CoA?
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St Mungo, followed by the ring of Languoreth and then the elements of the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social on the Central Entrance of the #Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
1/2
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
1/2
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
St Mungo, followed by the ring of Languoreth and then the elements of the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social on the Central Entrance of the #Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
1/2
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
1/2
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The elements of the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
Pulpit stairs, Glasgow Cathedral.
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
Pulpit stairs, Glasgow Cathedral.
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The elements of the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
Pulpit stairs, Glasgow Cathedral.
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
Pulpit stairs, Glasgow Cathedral.
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30 years! I would break down in tears. I'm sort of teary just reading about it.
Lovely to see the artist reunited with her work!! 🐦🌳🔔🐟
January 16, 2026 at 12:59 PM
30 years! I would break down in tears. I'm sort of teary just reading about it.
Lovely to see the artist reunited with her work!! 🐦🌳🔔🐟
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Lovely to see the artist reunited with her work!! 🐦🌳🔔🐟
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The other project, which may in fact take 200 Sammo films to finish, is to knit this incredible jumper designed by the legendary Mandy McIntosh, which features the Glasgow Coat of Arms depicted in Aran knitting. This is the sample and mine will hopefully be identical. 🌳🕊️🔔🐟 👀@glasgowcoa.bsky.social!
January 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The other project, which may in fact take 200 Sammo films to finish, is to knit this incredible jumper designed by the legendary Mandy McIntosh, which features the Glasgow Coat of Arms depicted in Aran knitting. This is the sample and mine will hopefully be identical. 🌳🕊️🔔🐟 👀@glasgowcoa.bsky.social!
Look what happened at the exhibition!! I'm delighted to see this wee piece of magic happen. You never know what might come from putting yourself, your ideas, or your work out there! ✨️🐦🌳🔔🐟 #Glasgow
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Look what happened at the exhibition!! I'm delighted to see this wee piece of magic happen. You never know what might come from putting yourself, your ideas, or your work out there! ✨️🐦🌳🔔🐟 #Glasgow
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Happy St Kentigern's Day all Glaswegians 💚 ~ spotted from a far distance here on @govanhillbaths.bsky.social #Glasgow Coat Of Arms window etching... snapped at @glasgowcoa.bsky.social free & community-sourced photo exhib @ Deep End on Nithsdale St which runs until 6th Feb 🙌 bsky.app/profile/csbu...
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Happy St Kentigern's Day all Glaswegians 💚 ~ spotted from a far distance here on @govanhillbaths.bsky.social #Glasgow Coat Of Arms window etching... snapped at @glasgowcoa.bsky.social free & community-sourced photo exhib @ Deep End on Nithsdale St which runs until 6th Feb 🙌 bsky.app/profile/csbu...
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Need this pop of colour on such a grey, January morning…
Always love seeing this @glasgowcoa.bsky.social at the bottom of Byres Road.
🌳 🐟 🔔 🐦 💍
Always love seeing this @glasgowcoa.bsky.social at the bottom of Byres Road.
🌳 🐟 🔔 🐦 💍
January 14, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Need this pop of colour on such a grey, January morning…
Always love seeing this @glasgowcoa.bsky.social at the bottom of Byres Road.
🌳 🐟 🔔 🐦 💍
Always love seeing this @glasgowcoa.bsky.social at the bottom of Byres Road.
🌳 🐟 🔔 🐦 💍
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On St Kentigern's Day, fill your boots with Glasgow Cathedral stained glass with some @glasgowcoa.bsky.social and St K himself (unless I'm mistaken, which is entirely possible)
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
On St Kentigern's Day, fill your boots with Glasgow Cathedral stained glass with some @glasgowcoa.bsky.social and St K himself (unless I'm mistaken, which is entirely possible)
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3/3
'Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the bell that never rang
Here is the fish that never swam'
Symbols of the Four Miracles of St Mungo on the arms of the City of Glasgow, in glass by William Wilson in Glasgow Cathedral.
'Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the bell that never rang
Here is the fish that never swam'
Symbols of the Four Miracles of St Mungo on the arms of the City of Glasgow, in glass by William Wilson in Glasgow Cathedral.
January 13, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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'Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the bell that never rang
Here is the fish that never swam'
Symbols of the Four Miracles of St Mungo on the arms of the City of Glasgow, in glass by William Wilson in Glasgow Cathedral.
'Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the bell that never rang
Here is the fish that never swam'
Symbols of the Four Miracles of St Mungo on the arms of the City of Glasgow, in glass by William Wilson in Glasgow Cathedral.
Timeless message from @ncdominie.bsky.social on this day, the Feast of St Kentigern, Glasgow's own: "Have a blessed St Kentigern's Day, and try not to decapitate any sheep." 🙏😬🐦🌳🔔🐟
Saints Kentigern (left) and Columba (right) giving it their all in a famous no-holds-barred saint-off by the Molendinar.
[Stained glass by Lorraine Lamond in St Alphonsus at the Barras.]
[Stained glass by Lorraine Lamond in St Alphonsus at the Barras.]
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Timeless message from @ncdominie.bsky.social on this day, the Feast of St Kentigern, Glasgow's own: "Have a blessed St Kentigern's Day, and try not to decapitate any sheep." 🙏😬🐦🌳🔔🐟
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January 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
A gem of a find on the Internet Archive! My childhood library's Index Catalogue from 1909 📚🐦🌳🔔🐟
I was interested to see the hygiene notes therein having watched someone slurping their way through a library book on the train during covid 😷
I was interested to see the hygiene notes therein having watched someone slurping their way through a library book on the train during covid 😷
December 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
A gem of a find on the Internet Archive! My childhood library's Index Catalogue from 1909 📚🐦🌳🔔🐟
I was interested to see the hygiene notes therein having watched someone slurping their way through a library book on the train during covid 😷
I was interested to see the hygiene notes therein having watched someone slurping their way through a library book on the train during covid 😷
Nope, @imperfectproduct.bsky.social, mysterious tho it is, that's *not* the mystery #Southside CoA! 🕵♂️🐦🌳🔔🐟
December 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Nope, @imperfectproduct.bsky.social, mysterious tho it is, that's *not* the mystery #Southside CoA! 🕵♂️🐦🌳🔔🐟
This bit of my exhibition highlights that no two takes on the same coat of arms are identical - in this case the painted glass in Govanhill Baths. It totally depends on what the viewer brings to the picture. Today I clocked the exact same one in the 'Old Govanhill' book! 🏊♂️🐦🌳🔔🐟
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This bit of my exhibition highlights that no two takes on the same coat of arms are identical - in this case the painted glass in Govanhill Baths. It totally depends on what the viewer brings to the picture. Today I clocked the exact same one in the 'Old Govanhill' book! 🏊♂️🐦🌳🔔🐟
Found this amongst the leaflets at the Deep End today! (where the exhibition's running till 6 Feb) 🏊♀️🐦🌳🔔🐟
December 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Found this amongst the leaflets at the Deep End today! (where the exhibition's running till 6 Feb) 🏊♀️🐦🌳🔔🐟
My phone's reminding me of this time last year when I started doing stone plaster copies of my first CoA carving - a mini-version of the one on Pollokshields Library 🐦🌳🔔🐟
December 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
My phone's reminding me of this time last year when I started doing stone plaster copies of my first CoA carving - a mini-version of the one on Pollokshields Library 🐦🌳🔔🐟
Well, now that the exhibition has launched I can have a bit of time getting on with carving, tho' I should probably just do one at a time: I've the symbols in the Chambers quadrangle, the oldest architectural example in the city at the Tron and the the mystery Southside one at various stages! 🐦🌳🔔🐟
December 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Well, now that the exhibition has launched I can have a bit of time getting on with carving, tho' I should probably just do one at a time: I've the symbols in the Chambers quadrangle, the oldest architectural example in the city at the Tron and the the mystery Southside one at various stages! 🐦🌳🔔🐟
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Been a busy week incl several 14-hr shifts working on this wee gig. It's been amazing to get my teeth into something after being out of the picture for 5yrs. Great wee launch last night. It's on Mon-Fri, 12-5pm til 6 Feb. I'll be there on Thursdays 2-4pm if you want a guided tour
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Been a busy week incl several 14-hr shifts working on this wee gig. It's been amazing to get my teeth into something after being out of the picture for 5yrs. Great wee launch last night. It's on Mon-Fri, 12-5pm til 6 Feb. I'll be there on Thursdays 2-4pm if you want a guided tour
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Just heading home from the launch of this lovely wee exhibition. Well worth making time for.
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just heading home from the launch of this lovely wee exhibition. Well worth making time for.