My favourite building: The Barrowland Ballroom

Night-time view of the iconic Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, featuring its brightly lit neon sign with multicoloured stars and beams radiating from the name “Barrowland.”

By Taylor Cross-Whiter, GCHT Heritage Officer WHERE GLASGOW MEETS THE WORLD The giant neon sign flashes red, yellow, green and blue as you eagerly join the queue waiting to get inside, before climbing the stairs sticky from decades of spilt drinks, and walking into a cavernous room with stars twinkling down from the ceiling. There […]

My favourite building: The Forth & Clyde Canal

Sunny view of a canal towpath lined with cobblestones, running alongside calm water with trees and greenery on one side. White-painted canal buildings and a lock are visible in the distance, with overhead power lines crossing the clear blue sky.

By Gemma Wild, GCHT Heritage Manager STEEPED IN HISTORY When I’m asked what my favourite building in Glasgow is, I always cheat and say the Forth & Clyde Canal. It isn’t a ‘building’ strictly, but it is a man-made structure – does that count? You can keep your City Chambers, your Rennie Mackintosh’s and your […]

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