Last week both Rachael and myself were lucky enough to be invited along to the Glasgow School of Art Degree Show 2016. Although we very much enjoyed partaking in the free booze, we both managed to take some great photographs of the work displayed at the Reid Building and the fantastic fashion show. For…
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Isabella Elder
Isabella Elder was the remarkable wife of Glaswegian shipbuilder and marine engineer John Elder, the owner of the vast Fairfields shipyards in Govan. Isabella is often overshadowed by her husband’s achievements and the Fairfields name, she was clearly involved in the running of the company, taking the reins for 9 months after her husband’s death…
Venue in focus: Cottiers Theatre
Karen and Rachael visit Cottiers Theatre, formerly Lansdowne Church in Glasgow’s West End. For once they are not going for a pint, they are going to talk about Daniel Cottier the genius behind the outrageously exotic decor side, as well as the glorious stained glass windows.
An Introduction to the Glasgow Necropolis
The History Girls Frae Scotland take a wander around Glasgow’s Victorian Necropolis, introducing some of it’s architectural gems and discussion, just a few of the folk buried within. P.S. We are dressed like Bikers Chicks, do you dig it?
It’s All About Alf – GCHT Conference
Karen’s talk, It’s All About Alf, gave a general overview of Alf Websters windows and where to find them. On the 6th November 2015, The Gilded Age Team celebrated the Centenary of Alfred Alexander Webster (1883-1915), stained glass artist and master-craftsman, through a one day conference at Websters Theatre in Glasgow’s West End. His life also allowed…
Book Review:WI Cookbook The First 100 years by Mary Gwynn
The WI gives you an opportunity to learn something you didn’t know or couldn’t do yesterday – Marchwood WI member I have a confession. I’m in my 30’s and I can’t cook. Tragic, I know.What makes this situation worse is that my mum is actually a Home Economics (also known as ‘Home eccies’ in Glaswegian)…
The October Lowdown: Top 5 things to do this month
October is my favourite month of the year, not just because it’s my birthday, but because it’s Halloween, it’s winter coat buying time, it’s Strictly and Downton and Oscar-bait-movie watching time! There’s also some exhibitions on and that. So, here is the History Girl Lowdown for the month, and as we say here in Scotland, have…
Celebrating Scotland’s urban heritage
We were lucky enough to attend a bloody fantastic double lecture by the Scotland’s Urban Past and The Discovering the Clyde teams last week. Both projects are awe-inspiring RCHAMS (Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland) projects. Scotland’s Urban Past is a five-year nationwide project aimed at all communities within Scotland’s towns and cities,…
100 Years of Govanhill Baths: Book and Archive Launch
On Thursday 19th March at Govanhill Baths, the Community Trust celebrated the launch of a publication, exhibition, and archive in aid of the Baths centenary. Below are some details about the projects, forgive me for not posting about these till now, I’m only a few…ahem…months late, but we have been rather busy with a certain conference you may…
Conference hailed a success!
Just a quick post (from my bed) to let everyone know that the conference was awesome!! Thank you to everyone who attended, or helped to make the day so special. We have had positive feedback from many of the speakers including the wonderful Max Donnelly from the V&A and the lovely Professor John Hume. If…
STV Debut!!
The History Girls made their television debut on tonight’s STV Riverside Show. Rachael and myself were up at the fabby Cottiers Theatre filming all morning to promote our work (GCHT) project Glasgow’s Gilded Age. If you missed tonight’s episode, why not catch up on the STV player? Stay tuned for further awesome events, or if…
Glasgow’s Gilded Age: Conference Update
It’s all hands on deck here at the Glasgow’s Gilded Age Conference Headquarters, with less than a month to go now till the big day on May 8th, preparations have stepped up a gear and we have confirmed a fantastic line up of speakers. Every one is an expert in their field and is…
History. Heritage. Hilarity. 