u3a

Glasgow West End

Local History

Status: Active, open to new members
Group Coordinator:
When: on Monday afternoons

The group meets monthly to visit places of historical interest or hear presentations either in-person or via Zoom. Although we normally meet on a Monday we sometimes have to meet on another day, depending on venue availability.

Upcoming events:

Monday 22 April - guided tour of Glasgow Cathedral

Monday 20 May - guided tour of David Livingstone birthplace

Monday 17 June - tbc

Previous events during 2023 and 2024:

- Monday 18 March - presentation by one of our members, Dr Amanda Rees on 'Public History & the Rise of Regional Civil Rights Trails in the American South'

- Monday 19 February 2024 - tour of Glasgow Women's Library

- Monday 22 January 2024 - presentation on Greenock archives (postponed due to illness)

- On Monday 4 December 2023 – presentation on the Cuningar Stones by artist and stone carver, James Winnett.

- On Thursday 2 November – 11.00 - guided tour of the Hunterian Museum, followed by self-guided visit

- On 12 October –guided tour of the Willow Tearooms, stencilling session, and tea and cakes in the tearoom.

- On 18 September - a guided tour of Victoria Park and Scotstoun, led by Bearsden & Milngavie u3a member, Norrie Reid.

- on 19 June - a guided tour of Glasgow School of Art archives

- Monday 22 May - a tour of Riverside Museum's maritime collection

- Monday 24 April - a visit to the the Alasdair Gray archive.

- Monday 13 March - tour of Trades House, one of the few historic buildings on the city still used for the purpose for which it was built.

- Unfortunately our planned presentation on 20 February about the Cuningar Stones had to be cancelled due to illness. We re-arranged this for later in the year.

- Monday 23 January, tour of Govan Stones, the collection of mediaeval stones displayed in Govan Old Church.

For a list of our events prior to 2023, see link at the side of this page

Links

Alasdair Gray archives
Alasdair Gray archives
Glasgow School of Art Archives
Glasgow School of Art Archives
James Winnett, Cuningar Stones
Martin Luther King Named Streets
Riverside Museum maritime collection
Tour of Govan Stones
Tour of the Necropolis
Tour of the Necropolis
Tour of Trades House
Victoria Park and Scotstoun tour
Willow Tea Rooms
Women's Library
Women's Library
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