I’ve visited the new Zaha Hadid-designed Riverside Transport Mseum in Glasgow several times – this last visit briefly appeared online but I took it down at the request of the museum trust who did not want the surprise spoiled for visitors.
Miscellaneous
A Cinema
This 1930s cinema has been closed for years, but is still in beautiful condition. It all seemed very familiar – I’m sure I went to see some films here in the late ’90s. Anyway, pictures:
Clydebank Town Hall
I first covered Clydebank’s town hall back in January of 2010, when it was still half-live and attached to the absolutely gorgeous public baths next door. Now, sadly, the baths have been half-demolished, and the town hall is being refurbished. Continue reading Loudoun Castle Theme Park
The theme park opened in the grounds of a 19th Century castle in 1995, and had three roller coasters plus a bunch of other rides. It’s location probably did for it, though – it’s not especially near anywhere and there’s a theme park closer to Glasgow.
Lyceum Cinema
Govan’s Lyceum Cinema dates from 1938 – at the time it was a stunning modernist cinema with a curved backlit wall of glass, and seated 2,600. Bought by County in 1974, it was split in two, with bingo in the stalls and a 480-seat cinema in what was the balcony – the beautiful circular entrance was partitioned. Continue reading
Microbrewery
This place is just down the road from me – for ages, I’ve been thinking it’d be a good place for a bike shop. Now I could phone up the agents and get the keys, but we don’t do things that way around here 😉 It’s an interesting art-deco-ish brick building that was expanded in the ’90s and converted into a bar and restaurant with a microbrewery on-site. It’s not very interesting really, but here you go:
Riverside Transport Museum Part II
I’ve visited this building site before, back in December – this was a quick visit as I was passing, just to check up on progress.
The end of the main hall has now been fully sealed, and the roof is (I presume) finished – no more access to the roof.
The Town Hall
At the end of last week’s gripping episode, we left our intrepid reporter exploring some steam tunnels underneath a derelict swimming pool, somewhere in Glasgow:
The Public Baths
These beautiful Victorian baths are currently in limbo – not used, not quite derelict, restoration or demolition both proposed. What better time to go for a look around?
