History of Glasgow. This article deals with the history of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. See also Timeline of Glasgow history. Looking south down Buchanan Street, from between Bath Street and Dundas Street. Founding of the city[edit] The area around Glasgow has hosted communities for millennia, with the River Clyde providing a natural location for fishing. Glasgow itself was founded by the Christian missionary Saint Mungo in the 6th century. Glasgow Cathedral[edit] George Square and Glasgow's City Chambers By the 12th century Glasgow had been granted the status of what can now be called a city and the cathedral was the seat of the Bishops and (after 1472) the Archbishops of Glasgow.
After the Reformation in 1560, the Catholic rituals ended and the Catholic statues and symbols were removed or painted over. University of Glasgow[edit] In 1451 the University of Glasgow was founded by Papal Bull and established in religious buildings in the precincts of Glasgow Cathedral. Trade and the Industrial Revolution[edit] Timeline of Glasgow history. A History of Glasgow. Glasgow was probably founded in the 6th century when St Mungo built a church at place called Glas Gu. (It means green place). A fishing settlement at the green place eventually grew into a small town. Glasgow was given a bishop in 1115, indicating it was a fairly important settlement by that time. The church in Glasgow was replaced by a cathedral in 1136.
The cathedral burned in 1172 but it was rebuilt. Then in the years 1175-78 (the exact date is not known) the king gave Glasgow a charter. (A charter was a document granting the townspeople certain rights). In the Middle Ages Glasgow had a weekly market. There were also skinners, tanners and glovers (leather glove makers) in Glasgow as well as fullers (men who cleaned and thickened wool by pounding it in a mixture of water and clay) and dyers.
Medieval Glasgow probably had a population of about 1,500. Dominican friars (known as black friars because of the color of their costumes) came to Glasgow in 1260. GLASGOW IN THE 18th CENTURY Home. History of Glasgow. Glasgow's History. Glasgow's history stretches back almost two thousand years and has been rich and varied. Originally a small salmon-fishing village at a crossing point on the River Clyde, Glasgow has been shaped by Battles, World Wide Trade and Heavy Industry to become a truly International City. Finnieston Crane Founded by a Christian missionary (St Mungo), Glasgow became a major religious centre. Mungo's original church was destroyed by the wars which swept the country in the years after his death. Today's Cathedral dates from the 12th Century and has been added to in the years which followed.
Provand's Lordship, the oldest house in Glasgow was built over 500 years ago for the Lord of Provan, an official of the Cathedral. In 1451 Glasgow became a University City. Glasgow has also been the site of many battles. Two centuries later the castle was again the scene of battle when two opposing forces fought for control of the Crown of Scotland then in the possession of the baby, Mary Queen of Scots. TheGlasgowStory. Glasgow History.
Historic Glasgow - Local History. Glasgow has a rich and diverse Local History. Discover Glasgow's rich and diverse local history shaped by ship building, railways, landscaped gardens, allotments, archaeology, architecture, immigration and the Clydeside Blitz. Local History is all around and Glaswegians are proud of their diverse history, giving them a sense of pride and identity in their city. Explore the city's history through collections of photographs, archives and maps held in the Mitchell Library, Find out about how Glaswegians lived in the past by exploring everyday objects and exhibitions held in the cities many Museums and Art Galleries including specifically The Peoples Palace Museum. Why not get out and about and join one of the many Heritage Trails and tours around the city or discover the stories behind the many sculptures, plaques and monuments around Glasgow.
Celebrate the unique cultural and social history of Glasgow through the cities festivals, exhibitions and events. Local History. The Glasgow Collection holds an important collection of material which documents the history and development of the city. As well as books, journals and photographs, the map collection records how streets and neighbourhoods have changed over the years and newspapers provide an insight into local events and personalities from the past. Did you attend Bellahouston Academy from 1982-1988? Kinning Park Senior Citizen's Group are producing a local history exhibition to be displayed at Ibrox Library and would love to hear from you! Leave your details with a member of staff at the library for the group to get in touch with you if would like to help. Virtual Mitchell Find out how the streets and buildings of Glasgow have changed over the years using the photographic archive of the Virtual Mitchell.
Blitz on Clydeside On the nights of 13 and 14 March 1941, more than 250 German bombers attacked factories and shipyards on Clydeside. History 1700-1830, Merchant City Glasgow. History of the River Clyde: learn about Glasgow shipbuilding, merchants & trading on the Clyde. The River Clyde has always played an important role in the history of Glasgow. It is often said, "Glasgow made the Clyde, and the Clyde made Glasgow". As engineers made the river more navigable, the city's commerce and industries flourished.
‘Glasgow was checked and kept under by the shallowness of her river, every day more and more filling [silting] up’,wrote one of Oliver Cromwell’s excise officers in the mid-17th century. Merchants had to off-load their cargoes at one of the ports and have them carried upriver on pack horses or in small boats. The tobacco and sugar trade expanded rapidly between 1707 and 1800. As International trade developed pressure increased from the ‘tobacco lairds’ to deepen the river so bigger vessels could dock in Glasgow itself. A succession of brilliant engineers, including James Smeaton, John Golborne and Thomas Telford, devised ways of deepening the river bed. From around 1775 small coasters could safely come upstream. History - Scottish History.
Scotland and the Abolition of the Slave Trade home - Abolition of the Slave Trade. The Act of Union in 1707 gave Scottish merchants access to the slave trade. Scots travelled out to the colonies and generated great wealth for Scotland based on slave labour. In 1817 Scots owned almost a third of all the slaves in Jamaica. The 'Tobacco Lords' made their fortunes in the colonies before returning to Scotland, many building large mansions. Scotland also played a leading role in abolishing the slave trade.
On 25 March 1807 the UK Parliament passed the Bill that abolished the trading of slaves in the British Empire. The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act meant that it became illegal to trade in slaves throughout the British Empire and that British ships were banned from being involved in the trade. It is important that we recognise Scotland's role in the slave trade and in its abolition. Glasgow - Theatres and Halls in Glasgow, Scotland. Above - Mr. Arthur Lloyd in Glasgow - Glasgow News, September 29, 1878. - Courtesy Jennifer Carnell. "Popular Concerts. - A little nonsense, according to the old adage, is relished by the wisest people, and if Washington Irving may be believed, there is no social companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and the laughter abundant.
It is generally considered that nonsense ought to be administered sparingly, by infinitesimal doses, as it were; but the audience at the City Hall on Saturday evening showed that larger proportions did not altogether disagree with the public digestion. They were promised 'two hours genuine fun,' and they got them; for Mr.Arthur Lloyd, the versatile son of our veteran comedian, was there in great force, accompanied by a party whose native drollery was calculated to set any table in a roar. The effect of the performance was not wholly what Goldsmith described as 'the loud laugh that speaks the vacant mind.' MR. Scottish Screen Archive - Search - Results.
Glasgow Cathedral | A medieval cathedral with an active Christian congregation in the Church of Scotland.