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Del Amitri |
Glasgow is a city of surprises. Dotted around the city centre are many impressive, architecturally interesting buildings. The city also boasts several unique areas that offer culturally fun walks. Glasgow is a vibrant city of the arts. Its a challenging, dynamic place. There are many historic Victorian buildings, art galleries and tenements.
Glasgow is the City of Music and boasts world famous venues including the Barrowlands King Tuts, Oran Mor, old Fruitmarket.
First there is Glasgow’s Westend. With its university spires atop Kelvingrove park, where there is the dominate Kelvingrove galleries. Close by is the up and coming Finnieston with its unique cafes and shops and close to the new Glasgow Hydro arena and SECC exhibition centre. Up the hill is the lively and picturesque Ashton Lane. Glasgow’s university is one of the UKs oldest and here its worth seeing the cloisters and the Huntarian art gallery.
On the east side there is the Merchant city, with the Old Fruitmarket and City halls venues, and busy night life. There are reminders here of Glasgow’s links to the tobacco and sugar trade. Glasgow was once the engine room of the British empire.
The city’s main street, Buchanan St has the Lighthouse and the concert hall with Donald Dewar’s statue looking on. Just across from this street is the modern art galleries and the cone atop the Duke of Wellington’s statue. Then along Sauchiehall St are Macintosh’s famous tea room. There’s also Glasgow’s cathedral further east and the Acropolis views.
Glasgow is a city of steep hills and long skylines with its many bridges over the river Clyde to Govan, once the world’s ship building centre where the Queen Mary liner was launched in 1934.
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Elaine C Smith |
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Eddi Reader |
*There are major artists, writer, scientists, innovators, actors and musicians from Glasgow.
Most well known Rennie Macintosh, The Glasgow Boys,
William Macgregor, James Guthrie, Arthur Melville,
Glasgow Girls – Margaret & Francis MacDonald, Bessie Macnicol,
Actors - James McAvoy, Robert Carlisle, Kelly Macdonald, Peter Mullan, Elaine C smith, Gary Lewis, Janey Godley, Billy Connolly,
Lord Kelvin, professor or maths & Physics, kelvin temperature scale, important for thermo dynamics.
Writers – Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, Jackie Kay, peter may, Debi Gliori, Edwin Morgan,
Musicians - Simple Minds, Del Amitri, Texas, Deacon Blue, Blue Nile, Wet Wet Wet,
Franz Ferdinand, Lulu, Mogwai, Mark Knopler, Dick Gaughan, Eddi Reader, Donovan, Emma Pollock,
(Gerry Rafferty - Paisley, John Martyn, grew up in Glasgow)
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Dick Gaughan |
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Mogwai |