History of Glasgow association which opposed anti-slavery laws
THE Glasgow West India Association was founded in response to the UK Parliament Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1807, which prohibited the slave trade in the British empire.
Exclusive Fascinating past of Glasgow mansion house in city park
THERE is a grand house in Tollcross Park, which has a fascinating history.
Exclusive Glasgow archives tell story of city fire brigade's first 100 years
IT was in 1807 that the first Glasgow Police Act meant the organisation of – and the cost of – all public fire extinguishing appliances would be up to the city’s police commissioners.
GLASGOW CITY ARCHIVES The three Glasgow fires that convinced the council to make some changes
Glasgow suffered at least three major fires in the 17th century which convinced the Council and the city’s inhabitants of the need to have the means to extinguish fires within the city.
Exclusive 'More goods and gear than any man in Glasgow': Miser who saved city from ruin
GLASGOW banker Robert Carrick was one of Scotland’s richest - and meanest – men.
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Fascinating story behind the 'strange' Glasgow landmark you can see from M8
WHILE countless drivers on Glasgow’s M8 motorway pass by its famous metal structures every day, many perhaps do not know the history behind the Provan Gas Works.
Exclusive The man who built Glasgow's healthiest and wealthiest 'New Town'
THE Campbells of Blythswood are descended from one of the city’s oldest mercantile families, said to be trading in Glasgow during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots.
'Landmarks of the city': The story of the 'famous five blasts' of Glasgow
The 'famous five blasts' of Glasgow will grow ever brighter and continue to serve as one of the landmarks of the city.
