u3a

Glasgow West End

Local History

Status:Active, open to new members
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:

20 April at 10.30 - “Walking through the History of Healthcare in the West End”, guided by one of our own members, Dr Ronnie Scott whom many of you will know through his work at the Universities.

Previous events:

18 March - visit to Verdant Museum, Dundee

16 February - Presentation by author, Donna Moore on 'On the Case" Trailblazing Lady Detectives' - a look at both the first policewomen in Scotland and early female private detectives.

 28 January -presentation from Ailsa Turner on 'From the Trongate to the Trossachs: the paintings of John Knox'.

 10 December -presentation from sculptor James Winnett, on one of his projects, the ‘Touchstones’, a series of ten carved stone artworks in County Mayo.  James's work draws on the history, archaeology and mythology of the landscape. 

17 October - visit to Holmwood House, an Alexander 'Greek' Thomson designed building.

22 September - Theatre and Entertainment of Glasgow walking tour, led by Judith Bowers of the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall.

16 June 2025 - tour of the Old Burying Ground, Glasgow Cathedral, by Colin Campbell

19 May 2025 - walking tour of Old Govan, by Kevin Scott .

30 April 2025 - visit to Sma' Shot Cottages, Paisley (18th and 19th century weavers' cottages)

31 March 2025 - Presentation by Judith Bowers on the world's oldest surviving music hall, Glasgow's Panopticon.

17 February 2025 - visit to the National Trust's Tenement House, Glasgow

21 January 2025 - Presentation by local sculptor, James Winnett, on the 1938 Glasgow Empire Exhibition.

16 December 2024 - Visit to Provand's Lordship and Museum of Religion

18 November 2024 - tour of Mackintosh Queen's Cross by the Charles Rennie Mackintosh society.

29 October - presentation by journalist Dorothy Parker on artist Berthe Morisot .

7 October 2024 - visit to Perth Museum, including Stone of Destiny

16 September 2024- visit to Irvine historic harbourside and Maritime Museum

27 August 2024 - Presentation by sculptor, James Winnett, on, 'The Stones of the Hollow Hill' project

20 May 2024 - guided tour of David Livingstone birthplace

22 April 2024 - guided tour of Glasgow Cathedral

18 March 2024 - presentation by one of our members, Dr Amanda Rees on 'Public History & the Rise of Regional Civil Rights Trails in the American South'

19 February 2024 - tour of Glasgow Women's Library

22 January 2024 - presentation on Greenock archives cancelled due to illness

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

2 November 2023 – guided tour of the Hunterian Museum, followed by self-guided visit

12 October 2023 –guided tour of the Willow Tearooms, stencilling session, and tea and cakes in the tearoom.

18 September 2023 -guided tour of Victoria Park and Scotstoun, led by Bearsden & Milngavie u3a member, Norrie Reid.

19 June 2023 - guided tour of Glasgow School of Art archives

22 May 2023 - tour of Riverside Museum's maritime collection

24 April 2023 -visit to the the Alasdair Gray archive.

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

20 February - presentation on the Cuningar Stones cancelled due to illness. Re-arranged for later in the year.

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 below

Links

Guided Tour of Glasgow Cathedral
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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