An iron kerb protector and tramway on Waterloo Lane in central Glasgow. Designed to make it easier for horses to pull carts up hills on cobbled streets, these metal ones were an updated version for the older stone tramways, which can still be found on some Glasgow streets.
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Metal kerb guards on Renfield Lane in Glasgow. These were fitted to prevent the wheels of horse-drawn wagons damaging the kerb stones as they passed along the cobbled streets
Looking down Overnewton Street in the Kelvinhaugh area of Glasgow. The building on the left is a former Masonic lodge which is now used as a mosque.
I find these old Glasgow Corporation Water Works access panels rather beautiful in an industrial design sort of way. Unfortunately, they're gradually disappearing from the city's streets as older infrastructure is replaced by newer versions.
This was around the 1870s, but gradually over time it was nibbled away as new buildings until by the 1940s it was pretty much gone. However, bits of it can still be glimpsed where a building has been demolished at the southern end of Mitchell Street and you can see through to the rears of the buildings on Union Street.
I was intrigued by this sign I spotted on Mitchell Street in Glasgow yesterday, mostly because I'd never heard of Union Court before and couldn't find it on any current map of Glasgow. Looking back at older maps, it seems Union Court was an area betwen the backs of the buildings of Mitchell Street and Union Street with access on to both of these and Argyle Street to the south.
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What is Glasgow's shortest Street?
Well, here's the six shortest I could find (measurements from Google Earth).
Top Left: Stair Street, Maryhill 71 Metres.
Top Middle: Clayslaps Road, Kelvingrove, 61 Metres.
Top Right: Clairmont Place, 52 Metres.
Bottom Left: Toll Lane, Kinning Park, 42 Metres.
Bottom Middle: Ristol Road, Scotstounhill, 30 Metres.
Bottom Right: Sorley Street, Partick, 17 to 22 Metres (depending on how it's measured).
Shipbank Lane in Glasgow. Lined by the brick arches of the embankment for the 1898 City of Glasgow Union Railway Bridge across the Clyde, this entire street is blocked off. I've no idea if any of it is currently in use, but it would be a huge waste of space if it's not.
Glasgow public water fountains in 1896 and 2023.
While I applaud Scottish Water for providing these new water points, it seems a major missed opportunity to create something that's not only function, but that's also beautiful and adds to the local environment where it's placed rather than just being plonked on to the streets with little thought or planning.
Tarmac laid over granite cobblestones in the east end of Glasgow. I'm frequently surprised by how often you can see the original cobbles peeking through where the modern surface has become worn out, but you rarely see potholes in them!
An early morning view down Buchanan Street in Glasgow.
In my younger days I spent many happy weekends preforming as a juggler on this street.
