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    More moving buildings; Astonishing Glasgow Ep;63



    Not every building or monument in the city is in its original location and in this episode of Astonishing Glasgow, I take you to a few more parts of the city which have been more mobile than you may have thought.

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    9. @michaelcerkez3895 on

      Well now that was worth the wait. Since you are The Resident Historian, could you do a segment on the Citizens Theater? I've heard you mention it more than once and saw it on Still Game. Just a thought. Thanks for the video look forward to your next one.

    13. @OssianLore on

      The red sandstone structure that formerly stood at the head of Crown St was a drinking fountain, the fountain niches were infilled with modern reliefs representing aspects of the local history when it was re-erected in the old citizens rose garden. There are small niches for boot scrapers along the bottom and it was originally illuminated with a large gas lamp on top.

    20. @brecklander on

      Another interesting video, thanks. In Bruce Downie's excellent book "Loved and lost, Govanhill's Built Heritage", he says that John Kibble initially offered the Kibble Palace to Queens Park (at his own expense) but the council refused, at the behest of the temperance movement in the Southside, who feared it would attract the wrong sort of visitors to the park. It went to the Botanical Gardens instead. Nice to hear that area of Cathcart road still called "The Gushet".

    21. @gordonstark6538 on

      I knew the sculptor who made the new inserts, from a conversation the 'beehive' represented a gang that existed long ago. I'll try to get the story for you. Actually lots of people missed "Concept' and was indicative of the lack of public art in the city. It engendered lots of comment and emotion, so a fairly successful work. I really enjoy your work and have learned lots since subscribing.

    22. @colinblack7049 on

      Another great video Dave, the shot of the mounted polis next to the giant quaver in Buchanan street brought back a memory. Years ago traffic was still allowed at certain times, I misread the sign and parked my lorry while I made a delivery to a jewellers one flight up. When I came back there were two mounted polis in front of my lorry, one male one female. The polis no' the horses, the horses were nose up to the windscreen, which I suppose was the best end to have on your window. I got off with a warning and they trotted off.

    25. @SWR112 on

      We need to hold on to as much as we can. Great episode, interesting to find stuff does get saved and restored. I can remember that spirit sculpture that I always thought was too artsy fartsy. I have kind of done this by pure luck. Part of the stones from the original Cathcart castle it was bulldozed was taken to Cathcart golf course ( not the linn park one) near Newton Mearns and forms a large Cairn near the club house and I think it was the first tee. It has a wee plate telling where the stones arrived from.

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