Landmarks such as Glasgow’s beautiful Necropolis are well-known, but what of the burial grounds lost to history? This blog post explores some of Glasgow’s many old burial grounds and graveyards, and discovers what once lay beneath our current buildings and… Read More ›
This International Women’s Day the University of Glasgow is celebrating women, and their roles and achievements in the University, by recreating a 19th century image of University professors and staff. The image is dramatically titled ‘The Exodus from the Old… Read More ›
The library’s map collection can be found on level 7 of the library, where our specialist staff can help you find the mapping you’re after. We have one of the best academic map collections in Scotland, and are here to… Read More ›
**This exhibition ended on August 13th 2018. You can still enjoy the Bird’s Eye online on our map galleries here** If you’re visiting the library in the next few months you’ll notice a new feature in our exhibition space just… Read More ›
Hailed at the time as ‘Britain’s greatest Exhibition since Wembley, ‘(Imperial Review No.5), The Empire Exhibition of 1938, which began 80 years ago this month, provided an opportunity to showcase Britain’s place within the Empire, all at a cost of… Read More ›
I recently discovered a curious bound volume of a short-lived 19th Century journal in the Wylie Collection. Beginning in April, 1885, The Detective, Or Criminal and Historical Gazette, provided weekly representations of crime and police in Glasgow and… Read More ›
If you’ve registered to vote in the upcoming General Election, you will have probably received your polling card by now, detailing your constituency. The constituency boundaries are carefully calculated. The total number of people registered to vote (the electorate) is… Read More ›
In 1834, the first and second reports from the Select Committee on The Glasgow Lottery were published. Having never heard of a Glasgow Lottery, I was intrigued. So too, it appears, were the Select Committee; The 1823 Lottery Act was… Read More ›
Cricket may not be the first sport you’d think to associate with Glasgow. But, perhaps surprisingly, the city has close links with the game dating back two centuries; in fact people were putting bat to ball on Glasgow Green back in… Read More ›
The next post in our Bird’s Eye View of Glasgow blog series looks at life in the growing city of Glasgow up to 1864. (Click on the images to show more detail). In 1755, Glasgow was a modest city of… Read More ›
