Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Far from the crowds and the usual clich s, Glasgow offers countless off-beat experiences and is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Glasgow well or would like to discover the other face of the city.
Synopsis
A beautiful garden inside a hospital, a staircase once celebrated by Einstein, the remains of a workhouse and a Roman wall, a lost burn and a reminder of the Spanish Civil War, a stranded column in the Clyde and a Celtic gravestone, a derelict railway platform, a stone that flew over the Irish Sea, the burial place of a Scot who became an American hero and mysterious etchings on a cathedral wall ...
Glasgow is full of hidden treasures that many residents go past without realising their significance.
This is an indispensable guide for anyone who thought they knew the city well but would like to discover its hidden face.