'Best Practice in Conservation' exhibition-

Images of recent GCHT-funded conservation projects now on display at 54 Bell St.

Historic buildings are an irreplaceable resource we need to preserve for the benefit of current and future generations.  At Glasgow City Heritage Trust, our building repair grants programme invests over £1 million per year into the preservation of the magnificent and unique historic built environment of the city, using ‘best practice‘ conservation methods.

This small exhibition shows examples of the types of repair projects that we grant-aid, along with an illustration of how our grants impact the historic built environment in Glasgow.

Building Repair Grants 2010/11 programme.

Following the success of the Trust's Building Repair Grants programme over the previous two years, applications are now being accepted for the new financial period 2010/11.  The Trust assesses grant applications in accordance with a range of criteria, more information and details of how to apply can be found on our Grants page.

All the Fun of the Fair

Glasgow City Heritage Trust had an information stall at this year's annual Glasgow Art Fair in George Square, promoting the Trust's building repair grants and programme of educational events.   Communications Officer Helen Kendrick said "It was great to meet such a wide range of people at our stand; not only current residents of Glasgow who are passionate about the city's heritage, but also ex-Glaswegians that now live all over the world, and to hear their stories about Glasgow's past."

Congratulations to Peter McCormack who won the highly covetable prize of a copy of the new Building Scotland book, in our 'drop-your-businesscard' competition at the stall.

The GCHT information stall at the 2010 Glasgow Art Fair.

Historic Scotland's Building Scotland Conference, Publication and DVD

The Trust's very own Gordon Urquhart has recently been part of a Historic Scotland conference "Building Scotland", with a new book and DVD produced to accompany the event. Gordon spoke about decorative historic plaster-work in Scotland, and comments "There are many fine examples of historic decorative plaster-work in this country that are a remarkable legacy of artistic endeavour, but are often overlooked." For more information and to purchase a copy of the publication or DVD, contact Historic Scotland.

Icon of the Month:
The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall

This month we take a look at the Britannia Panopticon on the Trongate, which has a most fascinating history and is inline for further conservation works in the near future.

Watch out for the full story in next month's I-ON Glasgow magazine!

Glasgow City Heritage Trust have a monthly feature looking at local iconic buildings in I-on Glasgow, the essential free guide to what's happening in the City.

Vintage programme from the Panopticon,one of the world's oldest surviving music halls.