{"id":412,"date":"2010-05-24T09:53:26","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T09:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=412"},"modified":"2016-09-06T09:28:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T09:28:19","slug":"university-rooftops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/high-places\/university-rooftops\/","title":{"rendered":"University Rooftops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Glasgow University moved from its crowded city centre location to the then-suburban Gilmorehill in the West End in 1870 &#8211; the magnificent Gothic building was designed by George Gilbert Scott and opened by Queen Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>Part of it is now getting a new roof, so, well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4635127624\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3358\/4635127624_f74988cb0f_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4635128356\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4051\/4635128356_36dfbbcbd8_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4635129114\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4057\/4635129114_95de5dc41b_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4634529775\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4050\/4634529775_2af65141f2_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love Gormenghast, and the university roof is very like that &#8211; hidden roofspaces, little walkways, ladders leading between butresses, tiny doors and little balconies. In the picture below, there&#8217;s a ladder off to the left that gets you up onto the turret balcony, though it&#8217;s a bit of a squeeze&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4635131878\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4042\/4635131878_be4927113f_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of these pictures are carefully composed with a tripod &#8211; others, like this one, were taken perched precariously on the roof ridge, so they&#8217;re a bit blurry &#8211; sorry \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4635134686\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3340\/4635134686_fb1d1d1c5c_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4634535061\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4032\/4634535061_78df13b895_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4635137192\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3329\/4635137192_484edc0e2f_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4635139764\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3355\/4635139764_09f8eda6b0_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4635140958\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4065\/4635140958_54c255e796_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, this is the 1940 Reading Room across the road &#8211; this was taken from the balustrade around the curved roof in pic 2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4634541527\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4045\/4634541527_749e3ab4aa_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All images:<\/p>\n<p>[fsg_gallery id=&#8221;4&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glasgow University moved from its crowded city centre location to the then-suburban Gilmorehill in the West End in 1870 &#8211; the magnificent Gothic building was designed by George Gilbert Scott and opened by Queen Victoria. 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