Thursday 24 April 2025 | 7-8pm | 54 Bell Street, Glasgow, G1 1LQ & Online

Join Bruce Peter, Professor of Design History at The Glasgow School of Art, to hear about his new book ‘Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age’. Published by Historic Environment Scotland in March 2025, it celebrates the centenary of the Exposition des Arts Decoratifs in Paris where the first examples of Art Deco style were displayed.

Bruce will contextualise the emergence of Art Deco in Scotland with a focus on Glasgow, showing how established decorative arts traditions and Beaux Arts-influenced approaches to architectural composition were adapted. He’ll also highlight key works by Glasgow’s architects, sculptors, and designers who helped shape the Art Deco and moderne styles.

This event will be held both in-person at our office on 54 Bell Street and streamed online via Zoom. Please pick the appropriate ticket option for you below.

Free, donations welcome, booking essential.

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Discover the story of Wylie & Lochhead, the most successful furniture manufacturer in Scotland. Founded in 1829 by Robert Wylie, a feather merchant, and William Lochhead, an undertaker, the company grew from an upholstering and cabinetmaking business into a leader in interior design, yacht-fitting, and fine furniture. Their ‘Glasgow Style’ pieces, showcased at the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition, are now sought after in museums and auction houses worldwide.

Originally created by the residents of St Andrews Court during their GCHT-funded repair works, this exhibition delves into the legacy of Wylie & Lochhead. The building itself, a Category ‘B’-listed former cabinet works designed c.1879 by James Sellars, once housed their thriving workshop before its conversion into apartments in the 1980s.

Explore the craftsmanship and innovation of Wylie & Lochhead, featuring works by renowned Scottish designers George Logan, John Ednie, and E.A. Taylor.

📍 Glasgow City Heritage Trust, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow, G1 1LQ
📅 Open Wednesday & Friday, 10am- 4pm. 

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Saturday 29 March 2025 | 10am-3pm | GCHT, 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ

Glasgow City Heritage Trust invites you to join Alis Le May for a walking tour to discover the former premises of Glasgow’s most beloved tailors and dressmakers. You will learn about the craftspeople who kept Glasgow in style for decades, and as we explore, Alis will explain some of the fascinating processes that go into making a ‘true bespoke’ suit. 

After the tour you will have the opportunity to learn some bespoke tailoring skills for yourself. Alis and her apprentice Abby will instruct you in the basic stitches required to make a suit, how to make a bespoke jetted pocket and (time permitting) how to sew a handsewn buttonhole – the sign of a quality, handcrafted garment!

Glasgow’s shopping streets were once filled with local businesses, offering its citizens a wide variety of locally crafted products. As recently as 1968 there were over 30 bespoke tailors in the city centre, providing excellent fit, and personal service to a broad range of clients. With the rise of globalisation, clothing production moved off the local high street and went overseas, reducing the cost of clothing, changing buying habits and making it harder and harder for local businesses to compete. 

Today, Alis Le May runs the only remaining ‘true bespoke’ tailoring businesses in Glasgow, maintaining heritage techniques which have been practised for centuries, and makes everything in-house, from scratch. Alis is a passionate advocate for revival of locally-made clothing economies, and co-runs Clothworks Glasgow C.I.C – a social enterprise focused on teaching hand sewing skills. She is also training an apprentice, Abby Gray, who she hopes will one day go on to start her own bespoke clothing business in Glasgow.

All materials and lunch are provided. 

Booking essential, £60 per person

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Sunday 16 March 2025 | 11am – 1pm | Meet outside The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, G1 3NU

From the 1880s onwards a half century of prosperity gave birth to some of Glasgow’s finest buildings lining the gridded streets of the western City Centre. Join Niall Murphy, Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, on a walking tour exploring Moments of Beauty.

Starting at Mackintosh’s Lighthouse you’ll learn more about Glasgow Central Station; James Salmon’s ‘Hatrack’ and Mercantile Chambers; Greek Thomson’s Egyptian Halls, Grosvenor Buildings and St Vincent Street Church; and, Sir John James Burnet and James Miller’s American influenced commercial buildings to name but a few!

The tour will last approximately 2 hours and will start and finish outside The Lighthouse. Please wear appropriate clothing & footwear.

Booking essential, £18

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Saturday 1st March | 11:30am – 1:00pm | Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre | 13 Whitevale Street, G31 1QW 

Worried about a leaky roof? Concerned about damp in your flat? Not sure how to talk to your neighbours about joint repairs? 

Join GCHT and Under One Roof for a free and informative event aimed at owner-occupiers, landlords or anyone who wants to learn more about maintaining and managing their historic tenement flats. 

Topics covered will include tenement maintenance and management, communal repairs and what to consider when undertaking works. There will also be a chance to hear about GCHT’s historic environment grants programme and whether you might be eligible for funding. 

We’ll finish with a Q&A session where you can ask us your top tenement questions! 

Free, booking required

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Thursday 5th December 2024 | 6:30-9pm | GCHT, 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ

Join Max Johnson Basketry for weaving and mince pies at this cosy festive event! Max is a longtime forager, foodie and crafter, who lovingly weaves baskets & decorations using materials found in a range of landscapes, from idyllic rural riversides to derelict post-industrial sites.

People have been weaving with willow for at least 10,000 years. Using ancient willow basketry techniques with a modern twist, you’ll make both a reindeer and a Christmas tree to take home in this fun festive workshop. 

This session is suitable for beginners, no weaving experience necessary. All equipment, materials and refreshments provided.

£30 per person

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Wednesday 20 November 2024 | 7-8pm | GCHT, 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ and online via Zoom 

Join Dr Alasdair C. Whyte – Scottish Government Gaelic Ambassador of the Year 2019 & 2020 and Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow – for this talk on the place-names of Glasgow.

Showcasing cutting-edge research from his new book Glasgow’s Gaelic Place-Names (Birlinn), Alasdair will tell the story of Glasgow through its place-names – in particular, its Gaelic story, which began around 1,000 years ago. Come along and hear about how and when Gaelic became the main community language in Glasgow and what Glasgow Gaelic sounded like in the past. Learn about the deep Gaelic roots of places like Auchenshuggle, Barlinnie, Cathkin, Cessnock, Garthamlock, Gartnavel, Shettleston and Yoker, to name a few!

You might even hear a Gaelic song or two composed on the banks of the Clyde. Glasgow hasn’t suddenly ‘gone Gaelic’; the language has been spoken in this city for around a millennium. Come along and hear for yourself!

This event will be held both in-person at our office on 54 Bell Street, Glasgow and streamed online via Zoom. Please pick the appropriate ticket option for you below.

Free, donations welcome, booking essential.

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Sunday 10 November 2024 | 11am-4pm | Many Studios, 3 Ross Street, G1 5AR

This introductory workshop will give you a solid foundation in screen-printing. We will work with a combination of simple hand-cut stencils and pre-exposed photosensitive screens to create colourful multi layer prints.

The workshop will be themed around some of Glasgow’s iconic historic buildings, including the Tenement House, Kelvingrove Museum and the Barrowlands.

The class will consist of participants drawing, cutting out and printing two base layers, which will give the buildings colour and personality, before completing their images with a key line drawing layer to add architectural details and tie it all together.

This is a beginner friendly class and no previous experience is required. We will talk you through the process and demonstrate the steps on the day.

Equipment, materials and lunch provided. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting a bit messy!

Booking essential, £50 per person

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