Glasgow is also well known in the sporting world for the football rivalry of the Old Firm between Celtic and Rangers. Glasgow is also known for Glasgow patter, a distinct dialect that is noted for being difficult to understand by those from outside the city. More information is available on Wikipedia. Today our tour of major cities stops over Glasgow. The administrative centre of Glasgow City unitary authority, it is located in south-west central Scotland on the River Clyde. Although not the capital, it is the most populous city, and principal commercial and industrial centre of Scotland.
It is also a major tourist destination, possessing some of the finest architecture in Britain and hosting a variety of cultural events and attractions. The city occupies both banks of the Clyde about 32 km east of the river's mouth on the Firth of Clyde. It covers an area of some sq km, at the centre of the historical region of Strathclyde.
Glasgow Green was laid out as a park between and Kelvingrove Park was laid out in In Queens Park opened. Alexandra Park followed in Meanwhile, the Custom House was built in St Georges Cross was built in The Athenaeum was built in Glasgow Academy was formed in Caledonia Road Church was built in but burned in Great Western Terrace was built in Many more buildings were erected in Glasgow in the 19th century.
The Stock Exchange was built in Buchanan Street in Also in , the Fish Market was built. Mitchell Library was built in The City Chambers were built in The same man also built the Glasgow School of Art Building in Transport also improved in Glasgow in the 19th century. In the first horse-drawn buses began running in Glasgow. From they were replaced by horse-drawn trams. After the trams changed to electricity. The first electricity generating station in Glasgow was built in Queen Street station was built in Buchanan Street station was built in The central station followed in Glasgow gained an underground railway in There were outbreaks of cholera in Glasgow in and in The first time 3, people died.
The second time 3, died. But conditions in Glasgow improved in the later 19th century. In Glasgow gained a piped water supply. In the first electric streetlights were switched on in Glasgow but they only slowly replaced gas. Also in the late 19th century, a network of sewers was built in Glasgow. A pedestrian tunnel under the Clyde was built in In the Peoples Palace opened on Glasgow Green. Major industries in Glasgow in the 19th century included shipbuilding, Cotton, engineering, carpet making, pottery, and glass.
The tonnage of ships built in the city rose from 20, in the year to , in In the 20th century amenities in Glasgow continued to improve. The Kelvingrove art gallery opened in The Kings Theatre in Bath Street was built in However, in the s, Glasgow suffered severe unemployment. Shipbuilding was one of the industries hardest hit by the depression, although it revived with the coming of the Second World War. On the other hand, the first serious slum clearance in Glasgow began in the s and in the Empire Exhibition was held on the site of Bellahouston Park.
However, Glasgow escaped severe damage. From the s employment in Glasgow changed. In the s most jobs were in manufacturing but in the s and s, the situation changed so that most jobs were in service industries. In the s and s, like many cities, Glasgow embarked on a program of slum clearance. Large areas of the central city like Gorbals were demolished. Some people were re-housed in flats. Other houses were demolished to make way for the M8 motorway.
The last trams in Glasgow ran in In a road tunnel under the Clyde was built. In Kingston Bridge was built. Meanwhile, Strathclyde University was formed in In the last part of the 20th century, Glasgow turned to art and its heritage to attract visitors and provide jobs. The Hunterian Art Gallery opened in In the Burrell Collection went on display in a museum on the grounds of Pollock House. The construction of the City Chambers took place between and The competition to design the building was won by a Paisley born architect, William Young.
The building's interior design is in the Italian Renaissance style with stunning granite columns, mosaics, and marble staircases. The banqueting hall is incredibly elaborate, with stained glass windows and a breathtaking arched ceiling. The interior of the city chambers was built to impress and celebrates Glasgow's greatness during Queen Victoria's reign over the British Empire.
It's possible to join a council officer for a guided tour of the City Chambers. Tours operate twice daily, Monday to Friday and are free of charge. Tickets are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, and each tour lasts around 45 minutes. Due to Covid, tours have been suspended temporarily. You can check the status on the Glasgow City Council website.
In the centre of the square, at the top of an 80 foot 24 m Doric column, is a statue of Sir Walter Scott. This was the first public monument to Scott and predates Edinburgh's grander memorial by almost a decade.
Celebrated as Scotland's national poet or Bard, he was born in Alloway and died in Dumfries. The statue was paid by public subscription, with over 40, people contributing a shilling 5p each.
Father of the Industrial Revolution. While working in Glasgow, he improved the steam engine by fitting a separate condenser. Other improvements followed, which made his engine the power unit of the Industrial Revolution. Born in Glasgow, he is considered the father of Colloid Chemistry. He became the Master of the Mint and introduced the bronze penny to our coinage. The statue was paid for and erected by one of his former students, James "Paraffin" Young, father of the shale-oil industry.
As the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Peel repealed the Corn Laws, which restricted the import of foodstuffs. He was elected as Rector of Glasgow University.
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