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Cheers for the info guys.

Headed down there with two mates today. Really not much left. Only the gatehouse and aviary seem to stand.

Some photos I took here - excuse the random ones from around Glasgow Green.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sega_gary/ ... 857673257/

Cheers

Zag

Hey guys, In 2006 I posted on here about gathering help and support for the creation of a book on the history of Queen Margaret Union at the University of Glasgow. Many of you got in touch with memories, photos and generally awesome tips on finding people I needed to track down. The result is that i...

Minder as in someone to protect from the cat or the neds?

Hey guys,

anyone know if Glasgow Zoo is still "there" or has the council flattened it? I really fancied stoatin' aboot the leftovers.

Zag

Picked up some random trails and guides from the Mitchell Library - not necessarily in the same vein as the ones above but here they are: Hyndland and Partickhill Kelvinside Hillhead Dowanhill Merchant City Public Art Trail IFSD Guide Merchant City Womans Heritage Walk West End Womans hertiage Walk ...

You may or may not be interested to know guys that I managed to pick up a copy of the Pollok Country Park Heritage Trail at the Burrell Collection today.

Interesting. Not on the site yet.

Hey guys, Not sure if anyone would be interested but I've been in contact with GCC about ordering bulk copies of some of the Heritage Guides that they produce for parks, areas and cemeteries. They told me of some of the upcoming ones I thought you might be interested in knowing are coming out. Curre...

Hey guys,

Can you suggest any good bars in town that are nice for a group to play some pool in the City Centre?

Cheers

Gary

OK, I can't believe I am asking this and feel I have hit a new low. However one of my European mates is obsessed with Burberry and really wants some. Do any of you guys know where they can get some in Glasgow City Centre? Maybe they have aspirations to be a ned for Hallowe'en.

Zag

Hah - first time I've had a chance to check this thread since I started it....you guys are AWESOME

Zag

So according to the council site Glasgow has 90 parks...although other places say 70. Anyone have a complete list?

You guys are legends - thanks

Hey guys,

do any of you know if you can access the Gilbertfield Castle ruins or not? Are they on private ground or do they fall within the shooting range territory in Dechmont?

Thanks

Gary

Hey guys,

I have a couple of friends who are coming to Glasgow in September and are looking for somewhere cheap to stay thats pretty close or inside the city centre.

Any suggestions?

Zag

Hey guys, been a while since I last posted. But as always, your never ending knowledge of this fine city will be of great use to me. I'm running a new series of events for International Students and one of the new ideas is a weekly Glasgow Challenge where every Friday afternoon we take the students ...