Merchant Steeple

Moderators: John, Sharon, Fossil, Lucky Poet, crusty_bint, Jazza, dazza

Merchant Steeple

Postby Fossil » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:28 am

Merchant Steeple
Last edited by Fossil on Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Bum tit tit bum tit tit play yer hairy banjo
User avatar
Fossil
-
-
 
Posts: 12310
Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2004 12:07 am
Location: Pitt Street

Postby Fossil » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:46 pm

Here's a few pictures on from the Merchant Steeple


Crusty will fill you all in later of the history of this part of Glasgow, with thanks to those that helped with this visit

Image

Image

Fossil
Bum tit tit bum tit tit play yer hairy banjo
User avatar
Fossil
-
-
 
Posts: 12310
Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2004 12:07 am
Location: Pitt Street

Postby Sharon » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:37 pm

Image

I'm supruised i managed to take any photos at all, given the terror of the ladders!!! But the views were worth the trauma.
Beware of yawning dogs.
User avatar
Sharon
Site Admin
Site Admin
 
Posts: 7495
Joined: Fri Mar 22, 2002 11:30 am
Location: Galloway

Postby Fossil » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:44 pm

Just one of the many ladders
Image
Bum tit tit bum tit tit play yer hairy banjo
User avatar
Fossil
-
-
 
Posts: 12310
Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2004 12:07 am
Location: Pitt Street

Postby Smartalex » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:48 pm

You guys sure are on the up, More towers in the last week than ever. 8)

Smashing Pics, look forward to more. :D
User avatar
Smartalex
Third Stripe
Third Stripe
 
Posts: 1628
Joined: Fri Feb 13, 2004 4:19 pm
Location: In Your Heid, Poking your Brains!

Postby McShad » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:07 pm

On the 3rd stroke, the time will be wrong...

Image
User avatar
McShad
Third Stripe
Third Stripe
 
Posts: 1813
Joined: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:53 pm
Location: Ibrox, Glasgow

Postby Fossil » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:46 pm

Dong
Bum tit tit bum tit tit play yer hairy banjo
User avatar
Fossil
-
-
 
Posts: 12310
Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2004 12:07 am
Location: Pitt Street

Postby Pgcc93 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:13 pm

Fossil wrote:Dong


Pull the other one ::):


Image
User avatar
Pgcc93
Third Stripe
Third Stripe
 
Posts: 4104
Joined: Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:12 pm
Location: Hotel Du Vin

Inside the Briggiat Clock Tower

Postby Alex Glass » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:23 am

Here are a couple from inside the tower.

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image
User avatar
Alex Glass
Third Stripe
Third Stripe
 
Posts: 2589
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:36 pm
Location: Glasgow

Re: Inside the Briggiat Clock Tower

Postby crusty_bint » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:44 am

I wondered if this was a housing for a pendulum but haven't been able to find any info to confirm or denounce that theory - any experts here?

Alex Glass wrote:Image



Anywho, some of mine:

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image
here i go, it's coming for me through the trees
crusty_bint
-
-
 
Posts: 4425
Joined: Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:52 pm
Location: Glasgow

Postby MotoMad » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:08 pm

Thats cool as 8)
crusty_bint wrote: i.e. they're not a bawhair away from Dickensian!
MotoMad
Third Stripe
Third Stripe
 
Posts: 417
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 12:11 pm

Views from the Briggait Clock Tower

Postby Alex Glass » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:00 pm

Glasgow Green

Image

Nautical College, Gorbals

Image

Former College of Building and Printing?

Image

The Bridge

Image

Image
User avatar
Alex Glass
Third Stripe
Third Stripe
 
Posts: 2589
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:36 pm
Location: Glasgow

Postby cumbo » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:37 pm

What a great set Alex :D
User avatar
cumbo
Third Stripe
Third Stripe
 
Posts: 1722
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:46 pm
Location: Location:Location

Postby Mori » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:57 pm

Aye nice pics alex thanks, my son went to the nautical college and done his engineering degree there.

Didnt realise they had a small jetty at the back of the college, i imagine they use it for training purposes. :)
User avatar
Mori
Third Stripe
Third Stripe
 
Posts: 3434
Joined: Wed May 04, 2005 1:05 pm
Location: Glasgow

Postby Dexter St. Clair » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:09 pm

Mori wrote:Aye nice pics alex thanks, my son went to the nautical college and done his engineering degree there.

Didnt realise they had a small jetty at the back of the college, i imagine they use it for training purposes. :)


if you had used the SEARCH button you'd realise it was used for transporting slaves.
They were rowed across from the Mart. Street tunnel.

http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=440&highlight=slaves
User avatar
Dexter St. Clair
Third Stripe
Third Stripe
 
Posts: 6252
Joined: Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:54 pm

Next

Return to Hidden Glasgow Projects

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 20 guests