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yearsOrkney of brewing history. Produces approx 18-20 Street, G51 2BZ 200 million litres of beer each year. Tours John Burnet, 1867 7. Clydeport last 60 mins. Exhibition of Tennent’s Lager Initially designed as Govan Burgh Chamhistory. Not suitable for with limited 16 Robertson Street, G2people 8DS bers, the building only servedadvised. this funcmobility, sensible footwear Over Sir John James Burnet, 1883-86 tion three decades.booking Its adaptation andat 18sforonly. Advance essential Seldom openas to the public, Clydeport’s extension to serve local Police and glasgowdoorsopenday.com superb head office contains number Fire Station saw a Sun. radical reworkinga of the Sat. 10am-4pm; 12noon-4pm of fine Lying features: French walnut building. semi-derelict sincepanelling 1999, P Wc and Stephen stained Access the building hasAdam recently beenglass. sensitively restricted second South floor. West Regenrestored by to Glasgow 37. Willow Tea Saturday 10am-4pm eration Agency andRooms now operates as an 217 Sauchiehall G2 3EX Wc Wc centre,Street, enterprise providing high quality Complex Park. See how these beauPollok House in Pollok accommodation for local social enterprises Remodelled by Charles Rennie tiful, historic buildings have been adapted to and advice agencies. Mackintosh, 1903 8.community Cowcaddens Fire Station form a thriving, modern-day school. Saturday 10am-4pm The jewel in theSunday crown of Mackin123 Port Dundas Road, G4 1ES1pm-4pm Saturday 10am-4pm; work during his partnership PArchitect Wc tosh’s Wc unknown, 1985 P Wc J Wc L with Kate Cranston, (entrepreneur early An The extremely busy operational Fire 1900s). Room De Luxe with its silver 70. The Pearcewhich Institute Station attends 3,000 56. Craigton Crematorium NEW! furniture and leaded glass workover remains a incidents per year. will be a tour of 840-860 Govan Road,There G51 3UU well loved attraction. Berryknowes Road, G52Tours 2DB bookable in station fire appliances. Sirthe Robert Rowand Anderson, 1906 advance onand 0141 332 0521 or by emailing Architect unknown, 1957 Saturday & Sunday, s.proctor@willowtearooms.co.uk, This inspirational, 10am-4pm historic and otherwise thriving Craigton’s recently refurbished building, firstcommunity come, served. P Wc Wcfirst facility was gifted to the complete with its ownSunday chapel and gardens Saturday 10am-4pm; 11am-4pm people of Govan by the widow of William of remembrance, provides a comforting Pearce, the Fairfield Shipyard owner. Wc 9. Gallery Modern Art services. and intimateof venue for funeral Get Serving the needs of the local community a58unique tour of the Square, crematorium including Royal Exchange G1 3AH for over a century, this A-listed landmark the cremator room. 1778; Architect unknown, building continues to be well used and Sunday 10am-4pm David Hamilton, 1827-1830 & 1880 much loved.
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Allan Dreghorn 1752, additions by Sir Starting and finishing at Govan Subway,DAY this 2.4miles GLASGOW DOORS OPEN 2012 Robert Rowand Anderson from 1890
route around historical Govan takes in Govan Cross, Elder Park and the riverside walkway as well as 5 onwards variedHouse and interesting DoD venues along the way. Pollok is the ancestral home of
the Maxwell family. The present house Leave from Govan Subway, at the Pedestrian lights and walk right along dates around 1752cross and over contains one of the finest collections of Spanish Govan Rd. At the main road turn left and walk along till Orkney St across the
road and the Orkney Street Enterprise Centre (venue 69). Walk back to Govan Holmwood House (NTS) Rd, cross over and down Napier Street through the houses onto the riverside Holmwood House (NTS) walkway. Walk left along past the water taxi over to the Riverside Museum and turn left back up towards Govan to Govan Cross Church (venue 59), After leaving the Church carry on right along Govan Rd to the Pearce Institute (venue 70) and Govan Old Church (venue 60). Then continue along Govan Road past Fairfield Ship Yard crossing at the pedestrian lightsscholars; and intoa dedicated Elder Park. Take three full-time prayer 11. Garnethill Synagogue women its own Mosque the first path on the right, past the pondarea andforout ontoand Drive Rd.shop. Cross at the 129 Hill Street, G3 6UB tours will take place every 20 mins and 68). will pelican crossings and go down Skipness Drive to Linthouse Church (venue John McLeod & N.S. Joseph, 1879
last about 20 mins. Refreshments provided.
of Afternoon Prayer. s first, purpose-built Return to Scotland’ Elder Park and take the middlePerforming path cutting diagonally across the park 39. People’s Palace & Saturday & Sunday, 10am-4pm synagogue, is the home of the Winter Gardens and out the gate beside Elder Park Library. Go left and walk down Langlands Rd, Scottish Jewish Archives Centre and P Wc Glasgow Green, G40 across Golspie at 1AT thebuilding lights and continue down Langlands Rd then right down Museum. This St A-listed features A B MacDonald, 1898 Burleigh Sthigh back to stained Govanglass Rd and the Subway. extensive quality windows.
15. Glasgow City Chambers
Security door isGlasgow strict andGreen, there istells no Setatinthe historic • GoMA Saturday 10am-4pm opened in 1996 with commisphotography inside the story of the the building. people and city of 82 George Square, G2 1DY sioned artworks for the building. Join P Wc Wc Sunday Glasgow10am-4pm from 1750 to the end of the 20th William Young, 1888 Guides on a Behind the Scenes TourGlasgowDoorsOpenDays updates, visitGoMA us online - glasgowdoorsopenday.com @GlasgowDOD 57. Glasgow House, Construction Stand will not be accessible. Entrance to 59. Govan Cross Church century. Explore the city’s social history In the very heart of at Glasgow stands P Wc Wc L on Sunday at 12noon & 2pm to see these J ion Stand will not be accessible. Entrance to Museum will be charged normal rates. centre, providing high quality Skills Academy & Big Red Truck 59. Govan Cross Church 71. Pollok Community through a Road, wealth ofwalkit.com historic artefacts, enterprise Hutcheson's Grammar School, Secondaryopen to the 796 Govan G51 2YL one of the city’s most important and works, some not currently Museum will be charged at normal rates. 38. Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust, Advance bookingfor essential at glasgowdoorck accommodation local social enterprises paintings, prints and photographs, film and prestigious 99 Norfolk Street (near Bridgefor St.all 796 Govan Road, G51 2YL Fire Station NEW! buildings – agencies. the only. City Chambers. THE URBAN WALKING ROUTE PLANNER public. First come, first served tours. Advance booking essential at glasgowdoorRobert Baldie, 1873 sopenday.com. Guided tours 12. Glasgow Art Club Bridgeton Bus Garage NEW! and community advice interactive computer displays. Subway station), 9LQ in 1888, it has, for over 100 Robert Baldie, 1873 G5Pollok, sopenday.com. Guided tours only.central gable Completed10.15am-12.15pm; 4RS Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday Levernside Crescent, G5311am-5pm 5JX B-listed, style, wide Saturday 10am-4pm Got the walking bug? Log onto... 185 Bathgothic Street, G2 4HU 76 Fordneuk Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 11am-5pm years, been the headquarters of successive PRP, 2010 Street, G40 3AH Saturday 10.15am-12.15pm; B-listed, style, wide central gable Sunday 11.15am-4.15pm Architect unknown, 1962 Wc Wc with three entrance archways and pointed P J •gothic www.walkit.com/glasgow Wc Wc James Baird, 1834; John Keppie & Architect unknown, 1965 councils serving the City of Glasgow. P Wc 11.15am-4.15pm Wc L gallery, meeting place J• Come andentrance visit Cityarchways Building’s unique Skills Sunday three pointed windows. Horseshoe Govan with P • Wc station provides cover and to approxito Wc generate routes Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1893 10am-4pm e Skills This Bridgeton Garage is the last Pof Training Centre Bus for young apprentices, Horseshoe gallery, meeting place Glasgow Presbytery. Painted windows Saturday Wc • Wc & Crafts, windows. mately 25 square kilometres in the South 10. Garnetbank Primary School NEW! from your doorstep. entices, 70. The 1830s houses combined Wc Glasgow Corporation showcasing a ground-breaking prototype showing Glasgow Presbytery. Paintedpurpose-built windows Wc Pearce Institute theTwo rise of thetown Clyde. 40. Provan Hall cupolas. of Glasgow AreaOpening with a population approxi63. Holmwood House ototype showing 231 garage. Renfrew Street, G3 6TX and renovated to form a club- 840-860 bus 1965, it of is now home Saturday 10am-4pm; house project to energy-efficient, the rise ofconstruct the in Clyde. Govan Road, G51 3UU oidered mately Sunday 1pm-4pm 79,000. At present, the emergency Auchinlea Park,House Auchinlea Road,include ionic 63. Holmwood fficient, Saturday house. Interesting original features to the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust's sustainable homes, as well as a chance to Thomas L. Watson, 1905 61-63 Netherlee Road, G44 3YU 10am-4pm; Sunday 1pm-4pm Sir Rowand Anderson, 1906 16.Robert Glasgow Evangelical Church Easterhouse, providing emergency response P Wc WcG34 L 9NQ J• ance to fleet columns, decorative fireplaces collection of vintage buses and commercial see Glasgow’s elderly care home bedrooms 61-63 Netherlee Road, G44 3YU and stained Alexander 42. Shettleston Old Parish Church ‘’Greek’’ Thomson, 1857 Red sandstone school builtpump in 1905 to the c15th century onwards P Wc • Wc L consists of one aerial rescue and one J This inspirational, historic Square, G4 0XA and thriving drooms glass. The‘’Greek’’ glazed exhibition gallery shows work 18 Cathedral vehicles. Guided tours only,Big commencing of the future. Visit GHA’s Red Truckon- Alexander Thomson, 1857 design of Thomas L. Watson, with a slight 111 Killin Street, Sandyhills, G32 9AH pump.each Alexander Thomson’s finest was gifted tovilla, the Truck - rescue Scotland’ s artists and houses live musictwo and John community the hour, hour exhibition! and lasting Advance 45 mins. of interactive, mobile 60. GovanProvan Old Church Honeyman, facility 1878-1880 Hall comprises variation on the old Glasgow School Board Alexander Thomson’s finest villa, A-listed, built for James Couper, a W G McGibbon, 1903 people of Govan by the widow of William 10am-4pm dvance Saturday throughout the year. 60. Govan Old Church Advance booking essential at glasgowdoor- theatrical performances booking essential at glasgowdoorsopenday. buildings, a courtyard and Govan Road, G51 3UU Glasgow the Evangelical Church has with stood on formula, centre, resultingproviding in bay high windows and 866A-listed, built for James Couper, a Cathcart businessman, who his Pearce, Fairfield Shipyard owner. enterprise quality penday. sopenday.com or 0141 554 4411. redsince sandstone building containing Sunday 1pm-4pm curtain wall which contains evidence of Fine Pcom Wc •call WcRoad, Centre 866 Govan G51 3UU this site 1878. Church has all mill the elements of Artfor Nouveau. businessman, who Robert Rowand Anderson, 1888with his brother Robert rantoof aThe successful paper the the local accommodation local social enterprises Cathcart If you would like walk in windows. thecommunity company of valuable oldneeds stained glass The medieval origins and further developments Serving Saturday & Sunday, 11am-4pm 10am-4pm original features with statues of Peter and Wc Robert Rowand Anderson, 1888 brotherA-listed Robert ran a site successful paper mill Saturday 10am-4pm on the banks of the River Cart. Their legacy for over a century, this A-listed landmark and community advice agencies. on a of great antiquity. others, why not join a FREE health walk. These two-manual pipe-organ is one of the six in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. This Paul immediately above doors. Lavish •Wc Wc P Wc 72. House the banks of the River Cart.from Their5legacy to the local community was the Couper continues to hour bethe well used and by A-listed on a site of great antiquity. onfascinating WcPollok Priceless stained-glass English Saturday 10am-4pm finest in Glasgow. short walks up to an long are led Category A complex set within building Italianate façade and beautiful stained glass. toStudios. theGlasgow local community was the Couper Institute and the Victoria Hospital. 13. Cathedral much loved. Priceless stained-glass from 5 English Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Home to the Govan Sarcophagus & Saturday trained volunteers. With over 40 weekly walks historic Auchinlea Park is a must see! Cham- P Wc Wc & Sunday, 10am-4pm Institute and theincluding Victoria 5 Hospital. Saturday 10am-4pm 10am-4pm Garnethill Synagogue (Tom Donald)Sarcophagus & Home Govan Road, G43 1ATto the Saturday Govan Stones hogbacks. (Alan Crumlish) Castle Street, G4 0QZ s func- Studios. across the cityL there will be one near you! Visit... Saturday & Sunday, 10am-4pm P Wc • Wc Saturday 10am-4pm Stones including 5 hogbacks. Wc L Allan Dreghorn 1752, additions by Sir Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 1pm-4pm •Wc Wc ion and Govan www.glasgowlife.org.uk/healthwalks P WcWc Architect unknown, c13th Century P Wc J 70. The Pearce Institute Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 1pm-4pm P Wc • Wc Robert Rowand Anderson from 1890 ice and Wc JTheLonly Cathedral intact since the 43. St. Mary’s Church, Calton 840-860 Govan Road, G51 3UU onwards g of the Wc 17. Pollok Glasgow J L House Community ForFilm An Theatre Art Lover 71. Reformation. Fine stained glass, 64. 41.House Saint PaulAn the Apostle e 1999, Pollok 89 Abercromby Street, G40 2DQ Sirspecialist Robert Rowand Anderson, 1906 House is the ancestral home of 64. lighting rigs, retractable seating For Art Lover 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB wonderful architecture, interesting modern 10 68. Linthouse Church 61. Govanhill Baths Fire Station NEW! Dumbreck Road, Bellahouston Park, Catholic Church nsitively the Maxwell family. The present house and sliding partitions to create areas for Architect unknown, 1842; Goldie & Child This inspirational, historic and thriving tapestries, altar cloths & pulpit falls. Site of G41 61. Govanhill Baths 107-9 Dumbreck Road, Bellahouston Park, J McKissack & WJ Anderson II, 1939 5BW Skipness Drive, Linthouse, G51 4RS 99 Calder Street, Govanhill, G42 7RA Levernside Pollok, Regen- dates from around 1752 and contains performance, practice and (remodelledCrescent, Sanctuary), 1870G53 5JX 1653 Shettleston Road, G32of 9AR community facility wasstudy. gifted to the G41 the5BW founding of the City Glasgow & Designed Calder Street, Govanhill, G42 7RA by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, One unknown, of the UK's1962 most successful indes as an 99 James Miller, 1900 Alexander Beith MacDonald, 1912-17 one of of the finestby collections Architect Sunday 10am-4pm people Govan the widowof of Spanish William Designed beside the Necropolis. Gillespie, & Coia, 1959Mackintosh, Imposing historical landmarkcinemas. in the Calton byKidd Charles Rennie 1996 pendent, specialist Its Alexander Beith MacDonald, 1912-17 Pearce, B-listed sandstone sister church of Govan Built inwith redSunday sandstone in This area of the city, one ofthe the firsttolarge Poststation provides cover approxiSaturday 9.30am-5pm; 1pm-4pm P Wc •the Wc Fairfield Shipyard owner. 1996 A simple basilica large open tower legendary predecessor, Cosmo, opened in Designed by the famous Scottish Serving theBuilt needsinof the community red local sandstone in Cross. Façade is classical with Arts & marble Crafts, Edwardian Baroque style, mately Reformation Catholic Churches to built 25 modernist square kilometres in thebeSouth andDesigned copper calvary. Interior re-used 1939 in this European building (with by the famous Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, for over a Edwardian century, this A-listed Baroquelandmark style, twin square towers topped cupolas. Glasgow Govanhill Baths were the onlywith substantially in Glasgow. Built inathe classical style with Area with population of approxifrom Grosvenor Restaurant, all re-ordered clear Dutch influences) which still boasts 66. Langside Halls architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, House for anrestored Art Lover provides an angels excelbuilding continues tothebeonly well usedNEW! and Govanhill Baths were substantially Exhibition of valuable, hand-embroidered unaltered public baths in Glasgow until a recently facade with 58. Glasgow Museums mately 79,000. At present, the emergency for modern Catholic liturgy. With aexcelrecent lent muchresource of its Art interior. the forcloths. Art Lover provides anCalder forDeco visitors as Behind a cultural 14. Glasgow Central Mosque much loved.public unaltered baths Glasgow until House 1 Langside Avenue, G41in2QR church closure inan 2001. An entire block St fleet exultingtours a crowned providing emergency response Resource Centre captivating cube addition this isain a must-see. scenes aretourist freecross. butdestination, ticketed on awhilst firstlent resource for visitors as cultural attraction and closure in 2001. An entire block in Calder St with 3 top-lit pools, G5 pool-side Saturday 10am-4pm John Gibson, 1847-49 Saturday 10am-4pm 1Saturday Mosque Avenue, 9TA cubicles, orig- consists of10am-4pm; one take aerial rescue pump and one Saturday Sunday 1pm-4pm come basis and place every 30 minutes. & Sunday, 10am-4pm and tourist destination, 2003 Woodhead Road, G53 7NN also being one of the city’s finest wedding with pool-side cubicles, orig- attraction inal tiles, cast-iron, railed gallery. whilst rescue pump. PStep Wc top-lit Wc pools, Coleman Ballantine, 1984 back inside the building to relive also P Wc • Wc L P Wc Lvenues. of the city’s finest wedding Sunday 10am-2pm and events Pbeing Wc J •one Wc L inal tiles, cast-iron, railed gallery. Civic Design & Glasgow City Council, Saturday & Sunday, 10am-4pm Saturday 10am-4pm some historical moments from TRAM and events venues. The biggest Mosque in Scotland! Can l, Saturday 9am-12noon 2003; 2009 Wc Wc Saturday & Sunday, 10am-4pm Direct Theatre Company inactivities partnership Saturday Wc Wc Street • Disabled P Parking Wc WC J Children’s accessCentre Limited access Wc Disabled WC L Hearing loop 71. Pollok Community accommodate 2,000 worshippers; has disabled P Wc • Wc 9am-12noon 69.JOrkney Enterprise P Wc • Wc Vast treasure trove of objects from around Wcwith Wc Glasgow Heritage & EnvironJStation South Fire NEW! 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