South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust
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South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust (SGHET) https://linktr.ee/sghet - celebrating our histories and places for a #SustainableSouthside #Glasgow #Heritage
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Synchronicity max as 2025 marks both the #ArtDecoCentenary & #Glasgow850 celebrations! 🎉🎉 Looking forward to much more of both in the year ahead as revealed in the places, stories & designs that've shaped our unique landscape 💚 #Glasgow #ArtDeco #DearGreenPlace #ArtDeco100 #ArtDecoSouthsideAlive ✨
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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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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Tower Blocks 305 and 341 Caledonia Road from Southern Necropolis (14/10/24). Demolished 29th June 2025.
January 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Tower Blocks 305 and 341 Caledonia Road from Southern Necropolis (14/10/24). Demolished 29th June 2025.
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Some passable members of The Broons family here, taking the air on the Firth of Clyde, & the cover of the June 1930 brochure issued by the London Midland & Scottish Railway for their pleasure steamer excursions & day trips. #scotland #travel
↘️ flic.kr/p/2rNGgUo
↘️ flic.kr/p/2rNGgUo
December 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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A fascinating paper trail for any Sou-siders...
A thread on how I bought an old book about a place I am also writing a book about, and became the unsuspecting owner of a rare 19th #Glasgow artefact, connected with one of Glasgow’s most picturesque bridges!
December 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A fascinating paper trail for any Sou-siders...
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🎁 🎄✨ Did an emergency drop of guidebooks at Stephen O'Neil art & gift boutique in #Glasgow Shawlands as they were running out..! Deadline for online orders is long gone now... only available in-store. Open 22nd, 23rd & 24th Dec ✨📚 #SouthGlasgowHeritageTrails #Glasgow850
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December 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
🎁 🎄✨ Did an emergency drop of guidebooks at Stephen O'Neil art & gift boutique in #Glasgow Shawlands as they were running out..! Deadline for online orders is long gone now... only available in-store. Open 22nd, 23rd & 24th Dec ✨📚 #SouthGlasgowHeritageTrails #Glasgow850
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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! 🏊♂️🐦🌳🔔🐟
🎁 🎄✨ Did an emergency drop of guidebooks at Stephen O'Neil art & gift boutique in #Glasgow Shawlands as they were running out..! Deadline for online orders is long gone now... only available in-store. Open 22nd, 23rd & 24th Dec ✨📚 #SouthGlasgowHeritageTrails #Glasgow850
bsky.app/profile/sghe...
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December 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
🎁 🎄✨ Did an emergency drop of guidebooks at Stephen O'Neil art & gift boutique in #Glasgow Shawlands as they were running out..! Deadline for online orders is long gone now... only available in-store. Open 22nd, 23rd & 24th Dec ✨📚 #SouthGlasgowHeritageTrails #Glasgow850
bsky.app/profile/sghe...
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A thread on how I bought an old book about a place I am also writing a book about, and became the unsuspecting owner of a rare 19th #Glasgow artefact, connected with one of Glasgow’s most picturesque bridges!
December 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A thread on how I bought an old book about a place I am also writing a book about, and became the unsuspecting owner of a rare 19th #Glasgow artefact, connected with one of Glasgow’s most picturesque bridges!
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This is THE Christmas poem for me, in its pure joy and wish for better things in the new year. 'Trio' sums up Edwin Morgan's wild optimism, which many of us need now...
Monsters of the year
go blank, are scattered back,
can't bear this march of three...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/trio/
Monsters of the year
go blank, are scattered back,
can't bear this march of three...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/trio/
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This is THE Christmas poem for me, in its pure joy and wish for better things in the new year. 'Trio' sums up Edwin Morgan's wild optimism, which many of us need now...
Monsters of the year
go blank, are scattered back,
can't bear this march of three...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/trio/
Monsters of the year
go blank, are scattered back,
can't bear this march of three...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/trio/
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Street cafe society, Bogany Terrace, Castlemilk 1970s. Austin Princess missing a wheel.
(#Glasgow Chronicles)
(#Glasgow Chronicles)
December 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Street cafe society, Bogany Terrace, Castlemilk 1970s. Austin Princess missing a wheel.
(#Glasgow Chronicles)
(#Glasgow Chronicles)
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When I began reading, I found scraps of paper pasted into the binding, full of asides and additional information in the thick, old-fashioned print of a typewriter.
December 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
When I began reading, I found scraps of paper pasted into the binding, full of asides and additional information in the thick, old-fashioned print of a typewriter.
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We're having a merry Edwin Morgan Christmas at the Daily Reckless. After yesterday's Holly and the Willoughby, here he is with his poem, Trio, backed by... Trio! @asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @edmorgantrust.bsky.social
Trio | Daily Reckless
Edwin Morgan reading 'Trio' backed by 'Boom Boom' by Trio. Orphean sprig! Melting baby! Warm Chihuahua!
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December 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
We're having a merry Edwin Morgan Christmas at the Daily Reckless. After yesterday's Holly and the Willoughby, here he is with his poem, Trio, backed by... Trio! @asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @edmorgantrust.bsky.social
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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) 🏊♀️🐦🌳🔔🐟
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A week later, I held the little blue book in my hands. Whatever guilt I felt for not supporting that local bookstore was short-lived: the eBay copy was signed by the author, and I liked the added nearness of knowing his handwriting along with his nearby address and burial place in Cathcart Cemetery.
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A week later, I held the little blue book in my hands. Whatever guilt I felt for not supporting that local bookstore was short-lived: the eBay copy was signed by the author, and I liked the added nearness of knowing his handwriting along with his nearby address and burial place in Cathcart Cemetery.
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Let’s set the scene: I recently found a copy of Alexander Gartshore’s 1938 book Cathcart Memories, but could not afford the £45 that the very wonderful bookstore was asking for. My bargain-hunting friend found a copy on eBay going for around £25. I offered about £17.
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Let’s set the scene: I recently found a copy of Alexander Gartshore’s 1938 book Cathcart Memories, but could not afford the £45 that the very wonderful bookstore was asking for. My bargain-hunting friend found a copy on eBay going for around £25. I offered about £17.
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No 7 Moray Place, home of Mike & Hilary Stanger, fundamental to the founding of The Strathbungo Society in the early 1970s.
Numbers 7 and 8 Moray Place on the Southside of Glasgow. Built in 1859, they were designed by the one and only Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, and they are just pure class.
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#glasgow #architecture #classicalarchitecture #alexandergreekthomson
#morayplace #architecturephotography
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#glasgow #architecture #classicalarchitecture #alexandergreekthomson
#morayplace #architecturephotography
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
No 7 Moray Place, home of Mike & Hilary Stanger, fundamental to the founding of The Strathbungo Society in the early 1970s.
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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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Greek Thomson had lived in Apsley Place in the Gorbals, once prosperous, but hit by the ravages of Cholera. He designed 1-10 Moray Place, then moved into No 1. It's curious that occupants of 6, 8, 9 & 11 were also from Apsley Place.
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Greek Thomson had lived in Apsley Place in the Gorbals, once prosperous, but hit by the ravages of Cholera. He designed 1-10 Moray Place, then moved into No 1. It's curious that occupants of 6, 8, 9 & 11 were also from Apsley Place.
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Moray Place was a step up from her childhood home.
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Moray Place was a step up from her childhood home.
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8 Moray Place, whose first resident was Margaret Hay Spence, and her husband James Simpson, a jeweller. Margaret was born in Haroldswick on Unst, in almost the most northerly house in Britain.
Numbers 7 and 8 Moray Place on the Southside of Glasgow. Built in 1859, they were designed by the one and only Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, and they are just pure class.
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#glasgow #architecture #classicalarchitecture #alexandergreekthomson
#morayplace #architecturephotography
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#glasgow #architecture #classicalarchitecture #alexandergreekthomson
#morayplace #architecturephotography
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
8 Moray Place, whose first resident was Margaret Hay Spence, and her husband James Simpson, a jeweller. Margaret was born in Haroldswick on Unst, in almost the most northerly house in Britain.
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#CharlesRennieMackintosh died #OTD 97 years ago: 10th December 1928 ~ we're *still* waiting for Scotland Street School built 1903-06, his educational tour de force 2nd only to the School of Art, to reopen after a circa 5-year closure for refurbishment & repurposing... #Glasgow850 #Glasgow #waiting 💚
December 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#CharlesRennieMackintosh died #OTD 97 years ago: 10th December 1928 ~ we're *still* waiting for Scotland Street School built 1903-06, his educational tour de force 2nd only to the School of Art, to reopen after a circa 5-year closure for refurbishment & repurposing... #Glasgow850 #Glasgow #waiting 💚
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The B-listed Pollokshaws Church on Shawbridge Street in the Southside of Glasgow photographed today. One of the last surviving buildings from old Pollokshaws, it was built in a Georgian style in 1843 as the Pollokshaws Original Secession Church.
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#glasgow #architecture #pollokshaws
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#glasgow #architecture #pollokshaws
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The B-listed Pollokshaws Church on Shawbridge Street in the Southside of Glasgow photographed today. One of the last surviving buildings from old Pollokshaws, it was built in a Georgian style in 1843 as the Pollokshaws Original Secession Church.
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#glasgow #architecture #pollokshaws
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#glasgow #architecture #pollokshaws
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