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GLASGOW
20th
October - 22nd October 2000
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Glasgow
actually means 'dear green
place'. Although our trip
concentrates on industrial
remains, we will see some of
the greener parts of Glasgow,
recently designated 'City of
Culture' and which celebrated
in 1999 the 'Year of
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From
our base in the Merchant City, we will
look at what remains of the Glasgow of
the Tobacco Lords of the 18th
century as well as the commercial
Glasgow of the 19th
century, including the elaborate City
Chambers and George Square.
Glasgow
Green has long been a 'green lung'
in the city and we will look at
the remains around the park,
including those connected with the
meat trade, traditionally
associated with the area.
On
the Green stands The People's
Palace, with its displays of
Glasgow life and work. This
will explain something of the
textile trade in the city as
well as shipbuilding and
printing, other traditional
Glasgow industries. We will
also be able to view the
'Doge's Palace', the exuberant
Templeton's carpet works.
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We
will combine industrial
archaeology with the
architecture of Glasgow's
famous son, Charles Rennie
Macintosh: he designed two
newspaper offices and works.
The
Clyde is quiet today but we
will have the chance of
looking at the variety of
bridges, including two
suspension bridges. Nor will
we neglect the River Kelvin,
one of Glasgow's other rivers
where we can see remains of
mills, still in use today.
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We
will visit Govan to see what
is left of the docks and
shipyards and of the former
power station for the Glasgow
Subway or Underground. This
was originally the only
cable-hauled underground in
the world.
Travel
in the city will be by the
Underground so that we can see
various remains, including the
former head offices at St
Enoch's Station. We will also
see the two remaining Glasgow
main line termini at Central
Station and Queen Street and
walk along the Forth and Clyde
Canal at Port Dundas, high
above the city. We will have a
final look at transport at
Glasgow's Transport Museum at
the Kelvin Hall. |
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City
Safaris are organised by Heritage
of Industry Ltd,
80
Udimore Road, Rye, Sussex, TN31
7DY
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