This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
661 followers · 669 posts · Server mastodon.scotIn the mid-1800s, hoses made from strips of leather were replaced by ones woven from flax. The first of these were produced in Scotland in 1850 and although they were much lighter in weight, they had to be dried after each use to stop them rotting. This was done by hanging them vertically in hose-drying towers like this one.
#glasgow #oldfirestation #partick #glasgowbuildings #glasgowlandmarks #oldbuildings #firefightinghistory #partickfirestation
#partickfirestation #firefightinghistory #oldbuildings #glasgowlandmarks #glasgowbuildings #Partick #oldfirestation #glasgow
This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
661 followers · 668 posts · Server mastodon.scot
If you've ever driven along the Clydeside Expressway in Glasgow, you'll have seen this tower near the Thornwood Roundabout. It's part of the old Partick Fire Station on Beith Street, and it was originally built as a hose-drying tower.
#glasgow #oldfirestation #partick #glasgowbuildings #glasgowlandmarks #oldbuildings #firefightinghistory #partickfirestation
#partickfirestation #firefightinghistory #oldbuildings #glasgowlandmarks #glasgowbuildings #Partick #oldfirestation #glasgow
This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
635 followers · 585 posts · Server mastodon.scot
The Running Clock by George Wyllie outside the Buchanan Street Bus Station in Glasgow. Created in 1999, it was designed to chime once a day at 8pm, which its creator felt was rhe perfect time to meet.
#glasgow #therunningclock #clydeclock #georgewyllie #publicart #sculpture #publicsculpture #streetart #visitglasgow #glasgowlandmarks
#glasgowlandmarks #visitglasgow #streetart #publicsculpture #sculpture #publicart #georgewyllie #clydeclock #therunningclock #glasgow