#wallyclose
This can include wally dugs (china dogs), and wallies (or false teeth). This, in itself, is derived from an older meaning of anything fancy, splendid or highly decorative.

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December 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A fine example of a wally close in the Broomhill area of Glasgow. A wally close is a tiled a commununal stairwell a Glasgow tenement, with the word wally being a Scots word for anything made from ceramics or china.

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December 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A rather beautiful wally close in the west end of Glasgow. For those not familiar with the term, wally refers to the ceramic tiles used to line the communal stairwell (the close) of a tenement building.

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June 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A rather wonderful example of a wally close I came across today in Mount Florida on the Southside of Glasgow.

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May 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM