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Glasgow Green
The People's Palace
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Photograph June 2002 |
Anyone visiting Bridgeton must go to the Peoples Palace a wonderful
'peoples museum' excellent exhibitions and beautiful winter gardens. This
museum tells the story of the people of Glasgow from 1175 to the present
The People's Palace and Winter Gardens opened in January 1898 by the Earl of
Rosebery. He declared the building "open to the people for ever
and ever"
It was built as a cultural centre for the people of the East-end
at a time when this was one of the most unhealthy and overcrowded parts of
the city.
Originally the building was divided into reading and recreation rooms on
the ground floor, a museum on the first floor and a picture gallery on the
top floor. Since the 1940's it has been the local history museum of
Glasgow.
The collections and displays reflect the changing face of the city and the
different experiences of Glasgwegians at home, work and leisure.
"A palace of pleasure and imagination around which the people may
place their affections and which may give them a home on which their
memory may rest"
Lord Rosebery at the opening ceremony 22 Jan. 1898.
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Photograph June 2002 |
It is fitting that a museum rich in working class life is situated here in
Bridgeton.
Located on the edge of Glasgow Green, The People's Palace relates the story of Glasgow from 1175 to the
present day. The rise of the Tobacco Lords, who built fabulous mansions in
the City, and the plight of the poor, forced to live in their "Single
Ends", are both graphically illustrated.
Alongside the exhibitions there is a Museum shop which sells a wide range
of souvenirs of Glasgow and there is a Cafe in the Winter Gardens serving
a range of light refreshments and snacks. The Winter Gardens can also be
hired for wedding receptions.....a really splendid place to have a
reception.
In 1814 the land to the south of the River Clyde was designated Europe's
first public park.......
............yes Bridgeton's Glasgow Green!
ADDRESS
People's Palace, Glasgow Green, G40 1AT. Telephone 0141 554 0223. |
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Glasgow's City bus tour passes the People's Palace
so get aff the bus and come in for a visit! |
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Glasgow Green was a
traditional area for washing clothes. |
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Generation of football enthusiasts honed their skills on "The Green"
and indeed it was the first home of Glasgow
Rangers FC at the pitches on
Flesher's Haugh.
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