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This Is My Glasgow<p>The rusting hull of an old canal boat recovered from the bottom of the Port Dundas Basin on the Forth and Clyde Canal in the north of Glasgow and placed on a platform beside the canal.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/portdundas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portdundas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/canal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/canalboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canalboat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/forthandclydecanal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forthandclydecanal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/oldboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldboat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>At its height, it's been estimated that one in every eight pounds spent in Glasgow went through the city's cooperative societies, meaning much of the wealth generated in Glasgow remained within the local economy rather than being drained away from it.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cooperativemovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperativemovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/murals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowstreetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowstreetart</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>The Greencity Wholefoods Workers Cooperative building in the East End of Glasgow. While this particular cooperative was only established in 1978, the cooperative movement as a whole played an important role in the development of Glasgow, and especially in providing the city's workers with affordable goods and services. </p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cooperativemovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperativemovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/murals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowstreetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowstreetart</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Family Department sign on the Ladywell Bar on Duke Street in the East End of Glasgow. Dating from a time when women weren't widely welcome in pubs, the Family Department was where they could buy alcohol for comsumption at home.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ghostsign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghostsign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/familydepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familydepartment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowghostsign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowghostsign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowpubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowpubs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ladywell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ladywell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/oldpubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldpubs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dukestreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dukestreet</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Despite how it looks, the company's name is indented into the brick rather than standing proud of its surface. Similar logos appear on many bricks, but are usually not visible when installed correctly (unlike this particular brick).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/brick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/anderston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anderston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pmhurll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pmhurll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/brickwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brickwork</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>P&amp;M Hurll brick used to repair an old wall in the Anderston area of Glasgow. This company was established around 1887 in Glenboig on the outskirts of Glasgow and continued until 1980. Building bricks like this one were made at the company's Garscadden Works in Drumchapel. </p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/brick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/anderston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anderston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pmhurll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pmhurll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/brickwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brickwork</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>By the 1940s, 20 million packets, all made in this factory, were being sold each year around the world. In the 1970s, they ramped up their advertsing with an advert featuring the Miseries, cartoon characters drawn by Roger Hargreeves, the creator of the Mr Men, and featuring the slogan 'Askit fights the Miseries'. Running unchanged until the mid-1990s, this was one of Britain's longest running and most successful advertaing campaigns. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/possilpark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>possilpark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/askit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>askit</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>The former Askit factory on Saracen Street in the Possilpark area of Glasgow. Designed by William B. Whitie, it was built in the 1930s. Invented by the Glasweigian pharmacist Adam Laidlaw in the late 1890s, Askit Powder contained a mix aspirin, phenacetin and caffeine, and was sold as a cure-all for many types of minor ailments such as headaches and colds. </p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/possilpark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>possilpark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/askit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>askit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/askitfightsthemiseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>askitfightsthemiseries</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Its aim was to provide a social diversion and spiritual guidance for young men who worked in Glasgow's many iron foundries on an ad-hoc basis, and who had a tendency to roam the streets, often causing a nuisance.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/royston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>royston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/garngad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garngad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowchurches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowchurches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>I love how this mid-Victorian church on Tharsis Street in the east of Glasgow is set into the slope of Garngad Hill. Originally, St Rollox Church, in 1894, it became home to the St Rollox branch of the Foundry Boys Religious Society, an organisation created in the Olympia Music Hall in the Cowcaddens area of the city in 1865. </p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/royston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>royston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/garngad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garngad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowchurches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowchurches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>A row of houses in the Mosspark area of Glasgow, built in 1952 as part of the Royal Artillery War Memorial to those who served in the Second World War.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/warmemorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warmemorial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/royalartillery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>royalartillery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architectirephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architectirephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wwii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/memorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memorial</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>One of the many grand Victorian villas in the western part of Pollokshields in Glasgow. This is a reminder that this area of the city started life as a carefully planned garden suburb. Created in 1851, it was one of the first such garden suburbs in the UK. I particularly like the central dormer window on this particular villa.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pollokshields" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollokshields</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/urbanplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanplanning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Martyr's Memorial Pillar in the grounds of the old Maryhill Parish Church. This cast-iron pillar, now painted a cream colour, was erected in 1835 in memory of a 19 year old Calico Printer by the name of George Millar who was stabbed to death on the 24th of February 1834 during a dispute between calico printers and their employers in order to protect their wages. As such, he's considered a trade union martyr, and the pillar was erected by his fellow workers.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/maryhill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maryhill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>For the duration of the festival, this model village complete with traditional black houses, was inhabited by gaelic-speaking highlanders employed specifically for this purpose. The site of this villiage was alongside the River Kelvin, just upstream of the Prince of Wales Bridge, and it's still marked to this day with a memorial stone carved with the name An Clachan and the date 1911.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kelvingrovepark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kelvingrovepark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/anclachan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anclachan</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>The toilets closed in the 1980s, and fell into disrepair before being saved and converted into a cafe in the early 2000s. The name of the cafe, An Clachan, means village in Gaelic and comes from the model highland village set up as part of the Scottish National Exhibition that was held in park in 1911 (about the same time the building itself was first constructed). </p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kelvingrovepark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kelvingrovepark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/anclachan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anclachan</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>If you're familiar with Kelvingrove Park in the West End of Glasgow, you're probably familiar with this cafe, but did you know that the building itself started life as a public toilets? Built in 1913 as part of improvements to the park, it was designed to serve kids playing in the nearby playground, with the arched doorway on the right leading to the boys' toilets, and the one on the left to the girls'. </p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kelvingrovepark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kelvingrovepark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>A ghost building on Robertson Street in Glasgow. I love all the different phases visible in the stone and brickwork, especially the window at the top right which is made from blonde sandstone and then has been half filled with red bricks and half with concrete blocks, presumably at different times. This effect may have taken between 100 and 150 years to create.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ghostbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghostbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/stonework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stonework</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/brickwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brickwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>While the statues which were also blown from the bridge into the river were retrieved and replaced once the war was over, the ornate parapet was replaced with the much plainer one you can see today and the debris from the original one was left where it fell.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kelvinway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kelvinway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wwii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/clydebankblitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clydebankblitz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bridge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kelvingrovepark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kelvingrovepark</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Remains of the original parapet of the Kelvin Way Bridge in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow lying on a gravel bank at the side of the river that passes beneath it. The bridge was built in the 1910s, and was badly damaged by a bomb dropped during the Clydebank Blitz in March 1941. </p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kelvinway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kelvinway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wwii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/clydebankblitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clydebankblitz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bridge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kelvingrovepark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kelvingrovepark</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>The bank moved from this site in 1825, and it became known as the Old Ship Bank, name it retains to this day, long after the Ship Bank itself has disappeared. This happened in 1843 when it merged with the Union Bank, which would later become part of the Bank of Scotland.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tenement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tenement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowtenements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowtenements</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/oldshipbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldshipbank</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/saltmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saltmarket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a></p>
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