On 1st October members enjoyed a walking tour of Galt's
Glasgow, led by local historian Michael Martin. We started at Glasgow
Cross, made our way down to Glasgow Green and then back up the Saltmarket and
High Street. Refreshed by a cup of tea in the St Mungo Museum we moved
back down the hill by way of some fascinating lanes and alleyways which we
would ordinarily never have noticed to finish at Stockwell Street . We
were favoured by a sunny afternoon and by MIchael's extensive knowledge of both
Galt's works and the Glasgow of the eighteenth and early nineteenth
centuries. We are grateful to Michael for giving us his time and his
expertise.
For more on this theme why not browse the slides on show during Craig Lamont's talk on Galt and Glasgow [image from presentation].
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