4-Scotland: 10th May 2017 - The People's Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow Green

High Street / Blackfriars Street Glasgow

Black Bull Bar, 111 High Street. High Street is the oldest, and one of the most historically significant, streets in Glasgow. Originally the city's main street in medieval times, it formed a direct north-south artery between the Cathedral of St. Mungo (later Glasgow Cathedral) in the north, to Glasgow Cross and the banks of the River Clyde. The High Street now stops at Glasgow Cross, with the southern continuation being the Saltmarke

The steeple of the old Tolbooth stands at the southern end of the street

Looking down the High Street towards the same area

The Gallowgate, looking east towards the famous Barras market from Glasgow Cross

Looking from Glasgow Cross along The Trongate ... The Tron Theatre, formerly The Tron Church  (which was originally founded as The Collegiate Church of Our Lady and St Anne in 1525 by James Houston), is seen in the distance. There is an island in the road at this end of The Trongate at Glasgow Cross.  It was originally the site of Glasgow Cross Railway Station

The Mercat Building in Gallowgate by Glasgow Cross in the east end of Glasgow

The Saltmarket is a thoroughfare in the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is a southward continuation of the High Street, running south from Glasgow Cross to the junction with Clyde Street and Crown Street by the River Clyde. It runs past the High Court of Glasgow and also Glasgow Green. Along with the High Street and Crown Street it forms part of the A8

A street map to help people find points of interest in the city and avoid getting lost

The High Court of Justiciary building on Saltmarket

The Scottish Saltire flag

Glasgow Green, a historic public park 

McLennan Arch, found at the north-west entrance to Glasgow Green

Glasgow's very own "Arc de Triomphe" sits at the re-designed Saltmarket entrance to Glasgow Green, the Civic Centre laid out in 1991/92. 

It was not the first artifact to be placed upon the Green, but it is currently the oldest. This much travelled piece of architecture was originally part of the facade of Robert and James Adam's 1796 Glasgow Assembly Rooms (the Athenaeum) in Ingram St. The central arch through which people now walk, once framed a window. When the Assembly Rooms were taken down in 1892 to allow for an extension to the Central Post Office, the arch was saved and reconstructed as an entrance to the Green at the junction of Greendyke St. and Monteith Row. 

In 1924 it was again moved, on this occasion to form an entry to the Green at the end of Charlotte St.. Due to a fault in the foundations, the arch began to tilt and rather than rebuild on the same site, it was transferred to its present location, facing the High Court in Saltmarket, in 1991/92. The arch is known as the McLennan Arch after Baillie James McLennan who presented it to the city, and is inscribed to that effect

William Collins fountain

Albert Bridge, a road bridge spanning the River Clyde near to Glasgow Green

Glasgow Green Play Park... A brilliant play park just behind the People’s Palace museum in Glasgow Green. There’s loads to keep kids amused and it’s only a five-minute walk away from the city centre. The main play park has a fantastic network of chutes and climbing frames and there’s an area for toddlers and nursery age children behind it

Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games sculpture logo in Glasgow Green

Long walks in lovely grounds... It would be wonderful to walk with Dante here

The Lord Horatio Nelson obelisk monument

The Nelson Monument is a commemorative obelisk built in 1806 in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, constructed the year after his death at the Battle of Trafalgar, The obelisk was designed by the architect David Hamilton

People walking with dogs, cycling, etc. Charming Pomerania running with other dog! 

Glasgow Green is by far the oldest of the city's parks and is within easy walking

The Winter Gardens. Adjacent to People's Palace are elegant Victorian glasshouses known as the Winter Gardens

Templeton on the Green, previously known as (The former) Templeton's Carpet Factory is the elaborate building seen in the distance in this photo 

Some remnants of the 2014 Commonwealth Summer Games. Hub Park - Glasgow Green. Twinned with Americas. Kelvindale Primary

The Hugh MacDonald Fountain

Memorial plaque, near the People's Palace. Inscription: "In memory of those who opposed World War One in order to challenge the purpose of the war and the waste of lives"." They also campaigned for social and economic justice and against the exploitation of those who lived in the city (Glasgow) during the war". During World War I, the anti-war movement held mass demonstrations on the Green:  In September 1914, John Maclean held his first anti-war rally under Nelson's monument. The Military Service Act of 1916, led to a rally on the Green, which resulted in 12 months imprisonment for the three lead speakers under the DORA. On 29 June 1916, David Lloyd George was invited to receive the freedom of the city, which led to mass protests on the Green. In May 1917, workers marched through Glasgow to the Green in support of Russia's February Revolution. Another result of World War I, was increased migration to the city of munitions workers. The resulting rent increases led to protests on the Green in 1920

International Workers Memorial Day 28th April, sculpture located beside the People's Palace. "Let Glasgow Flourish"

Doulton Fountain

The Winter Gardens: conservatory at the rear of the People's Palace

The People's Palace, which stands in Glasgow Green

The People's Palace and Winter Gardens is a museum and glasshouse situated in Glasgow Green, and was opened on 22 January 1898 by the Earl of Rosebery. He declared the building "open to the people for ever and ever" It was built as a cultural centre for the people of the East-end at a time when this was one of the most unhealthy and overcrowded parts of the city. 

This museum tells the story of the people of Glasgow from 1175 to the present. Originally the building was divided into reading and recreation rooms on the ground floor, a museum on the first floor and a picture gallery on the top floor. Since the 1940's it has been the local history museum of Glasgow. The collections and displays reflect the changing face of the city and the different experiences of Glasgwegians at home, work and leisure. This place houses interesting artefacts about the social history of Glasgow and its wider impact on the world...

Its history covers a wide period of time, from 1750 to modern times.

Opening times

Interior of People's Palace 

Welcome to the People's Palace

On display is much of note. Glasgow’s social history is easy to view in a variety of media forms, including film and interactive computer displays.

In exhibitions the many paintings, prints and photographs show how Glaswegians worked, lived and played in the past.

It offers much to attract and keep the interest of people of all ages, from Tobacco Lords to Trade Unions and everything in between, with thought given to keeping youngsters entertained.

Glasgow vibrant city

Entertainment

Welcome to the People's Palace, which has been a place of learning and leisure since it opened in 1898. It sits in Glasgow Green, the oldest park in the city. The park has been an open space where Glaswegians work and play formany centuries. 

By the 1800s Glasgow had becone the Second City of the British Empire. A huge population increase was accompanied by mass industrial growth. Today the city is a global centre for entertainment, sport, higher education and finance.

Look around and find out about Scotland's largest city

Staircase

The People's Palace has a good range of exhibits based on the people of Glasgow and their habits and customs. Exhibits include the 'steamie' where people would go to do their laundry and the typical Glasgow tenement. Reminds you how tough life could be in those days...

The Steamie (the communal laundry)

Washhouse Steamie

A day out to the seaside

Swimwear display of vintage costumes. Adults and kids clothes from the 50s!

High days & holy days

Pictures of the "Doon the Watter exhibition" at the People's Palace. “Doon the Watter” illustrates the Clyde Estuary and the crowds of Glaswegians who regularly enjoyed the seaside’s pleasures in the 1800s and early 1900s

Crime and banishment

Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 500 objects related to crime and punishment in Glasgow which date from the 16th century to 1996. This collection includes keys, objects made by prisoners, clothing and uniforms, textiles, models, badges, booklets, branks and batons/truncheons. It also contains letters, postcards, leaflets, reports, seals, clappers, snitchers and rattles, in addition to medals, buttons, lantern, locks, programmes, posters, tipstaff and handcuffs. Other items include a shield, whistle, rag doll, police saddle, prison bell, prison door, citation, certificate, magazine, gold watch and an alco meter. The collection also has paintings, drawings, etchings, prints, photographs and sculpture. All of the objects in the collection relate to either the control of crime or the means of punishing and rehabilitating offenders. This includes items relating to the development of police forces within Glasgow and surrounding burghs, such as Maryhill, Govan and Partick in the 19th century, as well as the development of Duke Street and Barlinnie Prisons. Objects made by prisoners includes those made by French prisoners of war in early 19th century, items created in Barlinnie Prison's Special Unit and illicitly made tins.

There collection also holds material related to political prisoners such as the medals awarded to Glasgow suffragettes imprisoned in Holloway Prison, London and the brush carved by Andrew Hardie while imprisoned after the radical uprising of 1820...

-Hell mend someone (idiomatic, vulgar) Expressing exasperation at someone whose behavior is likely to result in trouble but who will not heed warnings.

-Bell from Duke Street Prison: This bell signalled that capital punishment by hanging was about to take place in Duke Street Prison, and also that this sentence had been carried out. From 1865 to 1928 12 executions in Glasgow were carried out in Duke Street Prison in the east end of the city. This metal bell was rung for fifteen minutes before an execution and for a further fifteen minutes after the sentence was carried out. The bell has no foundry mark and is of a plain and functional design. It stands 48 cm high with a circumference of 127cm at its mouth. There is no record of whether this was the only bell used throughout this period or a replacement for an earlier one. The bell is significant as a material record of capital punishment and the process of carrying out this type of sentence. 

The bell was transferred into Glasgow Museums care in 1965 from the Planning Department of Glasgow Corporation. Duke Street Prison was closed in 1955 and demolished in 1958. Capital punishment was abolished in 1960... 

Duke Street Prison was the main prison in Glasgow. It was built on the site of an earlier Correction House and opened in 1825

Barrowlands Ballroom - The Barrowland Dance Hall

Glaswegians enjoyed dancing in their spare-time. The leading dance hall in Scotland was in Glasgow, which is called the Barrowlands Ballroom.Today the Ballroom is now used as a venue for popular musical concerts. The People’s Palace Museum have recreated what it was like to be at the Barrowlands for dancing, through its interactive multi-media exhibitions

Are Ye Dancin'? - Scotland's ballrooms and dance halls remained a central part of Scottish culture throughout the 20th Century. Told by the people who made it happen, the agents, managers and promoters...

The Founder of Glasgow's Barrowlands Ballroom' and the Barras Market was Maggie McIver

Balloons

The Bevvy mock pub sign - Display about the perils of alcoholic beverages

The negative aspects of alcoholic beverages ('drink'!)

When is alcohol a bad thing? Alcohol is a strong drug and we can get addicted. Too much alcohol will badly affect our behaviour for the worse. We can become drowsky, sick or violent. Since the early 19th century, alcohol abuse has been seen as a major cause of poverty, bad behaviour and family break-ups...

The Bevvy is the local Glasgow vernacular for alcoholic drink in general, so the message would be clear here. Also used in quaint local phrases such as "bevvy merchant" for a heavy drinker, "bevvied-up" for drunk etc.

Poster of "Do you know where your children are?" It was a question used as a public service announcement (PSA) for parents on American television especially during the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The term was coined in 1967 by Mel Epstein, the Director of On-Air Promotions at New York's WNEW-TV. The PSA was featured on Time magazine's "Top 10 Public-Service Announcements" list. 

The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 sets out the offences, defences and penalties that relate to underage sales of alcohol. Sale of alcohol to children. A person commits an offence if they sell alcohol to an individual under 18. 

Books about alcohol: There are several books about alcohol use and abuse, the need for preventive education, etc. 

This anti-alcohol exhibition was one of my favourites. Over the past 30 years under-age has become more and more of a problem in Glasgow and in other large cities. Surveys today show that most teenagers try alcohol for the first time when they are at school. Those who drink heavily are also more likely to smoke and try drugs. Alcohol has a greater effect on young people because of their age and lack of experience

Women in prison

Crime in society

Should murderers live or die? It's your judgement... 

Products made by prisoners

Nice example of prison artwork. This work was produced by a prisoner as a tribute to his parents. Such work was often done to pass the long hours locked in the cells

The Cell experience

The audio-visual experience is intended to give on impression of what it feels like to be confined within a cell and to shot the nature and range of crimes which were committed in Glasgow. The film lasts 6 minutes. This will be followed by a short extract from a film by David Scott in which ex death cell guard Frank McKue re-visits the execution chamber in Barlinnie prisson, 1997

Punch Bowl

The collections include dolls, toys, games, children’s costumes and childhood furniture

Glasgow at war

First World War

The Glasgow Orpheus Choir

A Glasgow Orpheus Choir concert in the Winter Gardens at the People's Palace c 1910.

The People's Palace opened in 1898 and became a popular venue, with 770,807 visitors in its first year alone. As well as providing exhibition areas to display art, natural history and industrial collections, the Palace also offered regular musical performances in the vast Winter Gardens at the rear. The great glass auditorium was filled to capacity with what appears to have been a predominantly working-class audience for this concert.

The Orpheus Choir was founded in 1906 by Hugh Roberton (1874-1952), previously the conductor of the Glasgow Toynbee House Choir. The choir was renamed the Glasgow Phoenix when Roberton retired after the Second World War

1st poster (right): Marching on. Working class claiming their rights.

Women in Britain. 2n poster (middle): These women are doing their bit. Learn to make munitions. 3rd poster (right) Women of Britain - Come into the factories.

Women worked in many areas such as in munitions, factories, on the railways, etc. Women involved in the war effort...

First World War

The James and Jeannie Riley, display on the first floor

Private James Riley - A Tale of Survival

I found this beautiful small exhibit tucked away in a darkened corner... It tells the tale of WWI soldier, Private James Riley, who enlisted shortly after war was declared and was a gunner with The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 

Private Riley probably picked up a German drill book on the battlefield and kept it as a souvenir of the war in his breast pocket, together with his metal shaving mirror.

Subsequently, when James Riley was shot by a German soldier (using a Mauser similar to the carbine on display), his life was saved by his shaving mirror and a German drill book in his tunic pocket. The bullet went right through the drill book but only dented the mirror, wounding him. Unlike thousands of his friends and comrades, he lived to tell the tale... James Riley was born on 1889. 

A closeup of the drill book shows where the bullet passed through an image of Christ on the Cross. Private Riley later recovered and returned to the trenches, where he served until demob in 1919 and returned to his wife and family in Glasgow

Thanks to this display I learnt more about the James and Jeannie Riley story. This couple of ordinary Glaswegians (he was a soldier and she worked in munitions) did leave us the story about his remarkable survival and her life in the factory by looking more closely at their letters to each other, etc.

Bombed Oot

An Anderson Shelter on display. In wartime it would have been covered in earth. The Anderson Shed was used as a bomb shelter during World War Two. Glasgow and the surrounding areas, including Clydebank, were heavily bombed due to their shipbuilding capabilities

Taking cover

Children at war

Many children found it difficult to understand what the war was about and why their father had to go away and fight... 

Evacuation

Thousands of UK children being evacuated out of harm's way were among some of the most evocative images of the Second World War. Fears of intense aerial bombing prompted the authorities to arrange for the evacuation not just of city schoolchildren but also of mothers with pre-school offspring, as well as the blind and the disabled

Recreated Historic Shop Front - Buttercup Dairy Company Limited

Reconstructed shop of the famous Buttercup Dairy Company Limited gives a flavour of shopping of the time. Andrew Ewing changed the face of shopping with his 250 High-street Scottish retail shopping empire. He also gave away one-hundred thousand eggs a week from his large chicken-farm enterprise

On the top floor you can discover the political history of the city through some of the superb and unique banners on display. The museum displays its collection of banners and explains the use of such banners to attempt to influence thinking over history... 

Scottish Socialists banner (by Govan Branch) from 1938 in support of Spanish Republicans: “Spanish Workers Dying for Democracy ”. It was made for the 1938 May Day processionand

From the Glasgow Story

The Scottish Socialist Party was founded by Patrick Dollan in 1933 as an alternative to the Independent Labour Party. It merged with the Labour Party in 1940.

When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936 the SSP supported the democratically-elected Republican Government against the rebel Spanish Army and Nationalist factions. This propaganda banner depicts Spanish workers armed only with spades and pickaxes facing up to the well-equipped Spanish Army. The SSP was critical of the British Government for its refusal to permit British suppliers to supply arms to the Republicans.

The text to the left of the banner draws a comparison between the Spanish Republicans and Scots Thomas Muir (transported in 1794), John Baird and Andrew Hardie (both executed 1820), who suffered for their political beliefs

Keir Hardie, bronze sculpture by Benno Schotz in 1939. James Keir Hardie was driven by the desire to create a fairer society. From childhood shaped by poverty he became an active trade union organiser, a founder and leader of the Labour Party, and the first independent Labour MP. He died in Glasgow on 26 September 1915, aged 50

John Maclean (14 August 1879 – 30 November 1923) was a Scottish school teacher and revolutionary socialist of the Red Clydeside era. The Soviet Union (USSR) honoured Maclean with an avenue in central Leningrad.In 1979, on the centenary of his birth, the USSR issued a 4 kopek commemorative postage stamp depicting Maclean in a portrait by Peter Emilevich Bendel. Dubbed the "Scottish Lenin", Maclean worked like a Trojan to promote the principles of Marxism amongst the working class of Scotland: at street meetings, pit-heads, work-gates, anywhere workers would gather. He epitomised the "Red Clydeside" that emerged after me First World War, and gave a concrete expression to the mass movement of that time. Repeatedly arrested and imprisoned for his revolutionary stand against the war, Maclean became an outstanding figure-head of the revolutionary movement in Britain. To Lenin, Maclean was one of the "heroic forerunners" of the Communist International; when the Bolsheviks took power he was appointed me Russian consul in Glasgow in January 1918, and as honorary president of the first All-Russian Congress of Soviets/ along with Karl Liebknecht. In this way Maclean's courage and determination will remain an inspiration to class conscious workers of every generation

Ceramic plate: Volunteers for Liberty. International Brigade Spain 1936-1939. White ceramic plate with gold rim and coloured design of armed men against a background of a map of Spain. The map shows the locations of battles during the Spanish Civil War. There is a plate holder affixed to the plate

Capitalist visions. Money makes the world go round 

Miss Cranston, George Strachan, Kirkman Finlay, James Howden... Rich people.

-George Strachan is a family-owned, Scottish grocer and wine and spirit merchant based in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, with two retail outlets on Golf Road in Ballater and Ballater Road in Aboyne. As well as selling all manner of items from cheese and preserves through to ironmongery and electricals, the multifarious business has been bottling whiskies since at least the 1960s, from blended Scotch to single malts and single grains.

-Miss Cranston began as a restaurateur in 1879 at 114 Argyle Street, but real expansion followed her marriage in 1892 to John Cochrane (1857–1917), a wealthy engineer. According to family tradition, his wedding present to his bride was a lease for the entire site at 114 Argyle Street. Over the next decade additional properties were acquired at 205–217 Ingram Street, 91–93 Buchanan Street, and 215–217 Sauchiehall Street. In 1901 a Tea House and Tea Terrace were run at the Glasgow International Exhibition and the White Cockade Restaurant at the 1911 Scottish National Exhibition in Glasgow.

-Kirkman Finlay (April 1773 – 4 March 1842) was one of the leading merchants in Glasgow. He was Lord Provost of Glasgow and Member of Parliament.

-James Howden (29 February 1832 – 21 November 1913) was a Scottish engineer and inventor who is noted for his invention of the Howden forced draught system for steam boilers

People's visions. Unity is strength

Labour Party banners

Peoples march for jobs '83. The People's March for Jobs is the name for two different marches in protest against high unemployment in the United Kingdom. The first started on 1 May 1981 in Liverpool and the second started on 23 April 1983 in Glasgow. On 5 June between 15.000-20.000 people attended a rally in Hyde Park (London) to mark the end of the march, addressed by Labour leader Michael Foot and the general secretary of the TUC, Len Murray

Freedom of the Nine Cities poster. Framed poster, 'Freedom of the Nine Cities', 'NELSON MANDELA, George Square, Saturday, 1pm, 9th October'.  Signed and dated with the following in pen, 'To the People of Glasgow, Compliments to a city whose residents regard the entire world as the battleground for the maintenance of human rights, Mandela. 9th October 1993. During his visit to Glasgow, Mandela gave a speech thanking the city for its efforts: Whilst we were physically denied our freedom in the country of our birth, a city, 6000 miles away, and as renowned as Glasgow, refused to accept the legitimacy of the apartheid system and declared us to be free, you, the people of Glasgow, pledged that you would not relax until I was free to receive this honour in person. I am deeply grateful to you and the anti-apartheid movement in Scotland for all your efforts to this end

I recommend the reading of this article: Why did Nelson Mandela thank Glasgow?

ILP banner

Co-operative Tollcross Society Women's Guild Carmyle Branch. Co-operation Means Peace And Prosperity

-Tobacco Workers plate 20th Century

-People's March for Jobs '83 mug

-Times Press Freedom mug 1978

Book with signatures of ILP leaders, 1938

 The Glasgow District Photographic Union's exhibition

Hub Singer Camera Club

Co-operation and Temperance

The Co-operative movement promoted the vision of a more equal and sharing society. Members couldn't only buy high quality goods at comptetitive prives made at Shieldhall factory, they also got a share of the profits, through the dividend. Co-op services varied from grocery stores to funeral arrangements. The Co-operative Women's Guilds were popular meeting places for women, many of whom were also politically active...

Temperance One thing the Co-op shops didn't sell was alcohol because alcohol abuse damaged people's lives. The Co-op, along with other labour organisations, such as the Independent Labour Party and the Glasgow Trades Council, supported temperance. The Temperance movement encouraged people to drink less. Some grous within is believed in prohibition and had a vision of an alcohol free day... 

Glasgow protests

Glasgow people have protested over issues such as rents, nuclear weapons,  and taxes such as the poll tax...

1915 Rent Strike: 102 years ago the workers and housewives of Glasgow forced the government to place on the statute book the first-ever Rent Restrictions Act. At the time, in 1915, there wasn’t a single council house in Britain. Private landlords had complete monopoly of all rented dwellings and they could and they did, raise rents as often as they could get away with it. The tenant had to either pay up or get out.

The rent strike started in September 1915 and by November more than 25,000 working class families were refusing to pay rent. The bailiffs who tried to evict the strikers were driven from the doors by Mrs Barbour’s Housewives Committee. Empty houses were picketed and new tenants who had agreed to pay the increased rent were not permitted to enter their new home. One of the actual participants, Willie Reid MP described some of the scenes in the Glasgow Evening Times:

As accommodation in Glasgow was getting scarcer every day, people came from far and wide to see the houses that were supposed to be to let. To meet this situation the tenants, on our advice, adopted a formula that proved remarkably effective. The caller who enquired, “Is this where there’s a house to let?” was politely informed: “There are no houses to let here. There is just a slight difference of opinion between the landlords and the tenants, but no one is thinking of leaving their house.” Anyone who persisted in the face of this broad hint was quietly but firmly warned that an incoming load of furniture would get past no rent striker’s door, and would have very little chance of leaving the district intact. So the landlords completely failed in their efforts to get new tenants to fight their battles for them

Public Baths and Wash Houses

Washing in the early 20th Century occurred in public baths and wash houses. The People’s Museum have recreated the clothes washing stalls, which give a good idea of what doing laundry would felt like at the time. It was also a place where women could get together to have a natter and gossip...

Vision of a healthy city: Living and working conditions in Glasgow have made it one of the most unhealthy cities in Europe. In the 19th century the battle was against TB, typhus, cholera and a high death rate among children from whooping, scarlet fever and measles. Today the battle is against heart disease and lung cancer. As well as working to attack poverty and improve housting, the city is trying to persuade Glaswegians to smoke less and eat more healthy

Wash House Bye-Laws

Vision of an orderly city

The police force aims 'to protect life and property and preserve public order'. Strathclyde Police Annual Report Force Goals 1995-6.

The Council has controlled many areas of life in Glasgow from policing the city to licensing traders. Licensing has included such things as authorising people to sell alcohol, clean, windows, drive taxis, sweep chimneys and hold dances

Civic visions

Vision of a planned city

Housing in Glasgow

In the 1800s Glasgow was the most densely populated of its size in Europe. Living conditions varied enormously but the majority of Glaswegians lived in poor acommodation. 'Single ends' or 'Room and kitchen' flats were as well-cared for as circumstances allowed, but the lack of proper sanitation and the chronic overcrowding across the city led to many outbreaks of killer diseases like typhoid and tuberculosis...

Almost all homes were rented from private landlords, and so tenants were very much at their mercy. Owners' lack of maintenance and a general disinterest in tenants' welfared led to some terrible living conditions - it wasn't uncommon for six people to be living in a space of just 15 square feet! Periods of public outrage did lead to some buildings being seized and demolished in the late 1800s. The infamous radical slum clearances wouldn't happen until the 1950s. Regeneration has since seen different types of housing being built across Glasgow

Rising population

The population of Glasgow rose from 77,000 in 1800 to well over 1 million by 1912. There were not enough homes for everyone. The severe housing shortage caused overcrowding which helped the spread of disease. 

Until the 1940s most Glaswegians lived in one or two-roomed tenement houses. One-room flats were called 'single ends'. Glasgow is still known as 'the tenement city'. 

During the 20th Century the city council struggled to provide decent clean houses and to reduce overcrowding.

Programmes of slum clearance and building resulted in many thousands of people moving out of the city to supposedly better housing 'schemes' and new towns far from where they had previously lived...

Charity

People turn to charities when they are desperate for help. Many organisations such as religious charities provided food, clothing and shelter. Despite government assitance, lots of people living in poverty find thay they still need to seek help from other sources... 

In desesperation

People sometimes survive by borrowing money, going to load sharks or getting into debt. This can make them worse off and trap them even further in poverty. The working classes have it in their power to make provision on their themselves and families, and to mantain themselves in confort but their doing so depends on their morla condition

Living with poverty

This painting is titled "The Barras" by Glasgow artist Avril Paton. The Barras (the Barrows) is Glasgow's most famous street market

A guid night in. Unemployment, early retirement and redundancy mean that some people have a lot of time to fill and little money to help them enjoy it. 'Staying in' the house rather than going out allows people to relax inexpensively...

The magnificent cafe inside the Winter Gardens

A visit to Glasgow’s People’s Palace & Winter Gardens is a great way to spend the day and is highly recommended for visitors to this hospitable city in Scotland... The museum allows us to learn so much about the life and people of Glasgow perfect to understand the city, its characteristics, architecture, its people, customs ...

Ice cream truck

HMV Glasgow Argyle Street

Music magazines

Two CDs for only 15 pounds

T-shirts

Music books

The official Celtic Superstore in Argyle St.

Kids' rain boots

Kids' clothes

My food...  I love candy (especially white chocolate) and ice cream 😋😋😋

284 Sauchiehall St

New improved taste?

Pound Shop in Sauchiehall Street - Every item 1 pound!

Looking north & up Rose Street from near junction with Sauchiehall Street.  the church tower in the distance is St. Aloysuis Church. When it was built it was the only Catholic Church in Glasgow to have a tower 

Rose Street

For many years this structure that spanned the M8 motorway at Charing Cross was known as the  'Bridge to Nowhere'

Back to the hotel

TT album and Scottish flag