Cross, steeple and arresting people; Astonishing Glasgow Ep.51

[@forbesmeek6304]

The architect of the Mercat Cross was a lassie named Hughes👍 A wee medley from the carillon in the Tolbooth Steeple would have been cool.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I will try and get them to play the Astonishing Glasgow title tune :-D

[@GrahamDallas]

Thanks Dave, put this towards your next black pudding supper.

[@johncowan1993]

Another great video Dave!

[@colinblack7049]

There's nothing better than watching a laddie cycle around Glasgow while telling us all the information he's researched, and all that while sitting in comfort with a wee cuppa tea and a biscuit. Keep up the good work Dave.

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Very interesting. I am from Carlisle and have enjoyed visiting Glasgow. These buildings have really stood out. Really interesting to hear about the history

[@ayeright]

Thanks!

[@johnmacbeth4466]

Another cracking video. Thanks.

[@seeker405]

Glesga born and raised and lovin' the videos...Subscribed !!! 👍😊

[@SimonWallwork]

Interesting channel.

[@211ibroxkev]

As an Ex-Soosider myself, I really enjoy your videos When I stayed up the West End in the mid 90’s, there was a police box at the Byres/Great Western Road entrance to the Botanic Gardens. I’d imagine that as it’s the “West End” that it will still be there.

[@arthurcaldwell9990]

Brilliant

[@SurlySteve1]

Brilliant, again

[@nysavant]

Another great video. Will need to look up for the skull next time I'm on Parnie Street. I remember reading years ago that the first proper pavement in Glasgow was built outside the Tontine.

[@davie8906]

Id never have guessed about the tollbooth being connected! Well done! Absolutely superb again,as usual. Every daze a school day.

[@maryaustin1284]

Who is the laddie who cycles Mary originally from Glasgow now living in Spain Ahhh memories , muchisimo gracias xxxxx

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Its me. And at 47 years old its nice to still be called a laddie :-D

[@michaelcerkez3895]

I also like going back into your archives to view some of your older ones. I must say I enjoy the back story that is left to be desired from other channels. That's why you are named, and remain The Resident Historian.

[@rorymax8233]

Excellent history of my city, thank you. 👍

[@barbaralandsborough2292]

Fantastic!

[@kennymacdonald1993]

Thanks for the video you’ve taught me to pay more attention to detail ,don’t know how many times I’ve walked past this site without knowing it’s history.

[@annehiggins5958]

Thanks for all the information, very interesting

[@christinafulton4360]

Love watching your videos as my partner and I spend as much time as we can in Glasgow when we travel from Vancouver BC Canada as he's family is fae Glesga and my family fae killie

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Brilliant, I am so glad you are enjoying them. I thought a few people in Glasgow might watch my videos so its great to know that they are being watched in other countries. Thanks for getting in touch.

[@williamhorner6080]

Another great video...but if the police boxes were painted blue in 1960 due to Dr Who's success that can't be possible as Dr Who didn't appear on tv until November 1963

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I should probably said painted in the 60's rather than 1960.

[@arthurgordon6072]

I remember at the junction of Crookston Road and Cairnhill Circus there was a red police box. I don't remember it ever changing colour.

[@frankyagogo]

Another great video Thank you😊

[@andrewheaney6858]

It’s amazing what you walk by and don’t fully realise the history behind it, when I was in Glasgow in August my sister pointed to a gap between two tenements down near the Clyde tunnel on the Govan side which housed a petrol station now and told me the missing tenement had been destroyed in a German bombing raid which killed the occupants one dire night, it’s astonishing what’s hidden in plane site, great video mate 😊

[@boozehound8723]

Thanks

[@fburton8]

Isn’t there a blue polis box outside the Botanics at the top of Byres Road?

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

There are 5 or 6 in Glasgow but I didnt have the energy to cycle round them all last Sunday :-D

[@fburton8]

@@AstonishingGlasgow Nae worries pal. 😀

[@wojciechturek1601]

I had a same thought about qty but I didn’t realise about colour Police museum is small but really nice place to visit

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I visited the police museum a few years ago when it was still on St.Andrews Square. I really need to pay another visit soon.

[@wojciechturek1601]

@@AstonishingGlasgow it’s a bit packed I had no opportunity to be in old place but think that real treasure are ex policemen who you can meet there Great guys!

[@AlanM20244]

Love the channel mate

[@jamescollins2615]

Thanks for that born n bred in the brigait in the fifties brings back memories

[@AlanM20244]

Could you do oatlands/ gorbals area next

[@stephentazare9382]

Every video a school day 😊 Never knew about Glasgow constabulary, one mistake though its ra polis not the police 😉

[@alexblue6991]

How many times I have walked past and never looked up

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

That is a huge part of why I started these videos. I started cycling through the city to take photographs and realised just how much there was to see that I had missed in the past.

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Unicorn. Aye. And our national flower is a weed. What a country...

[@janetmackinnon3411]

😃

[@geraldgallagher7243]

Interesting site but should have subtitles for the deaf!!

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Cheers and there are subtitles on the films though they are auto generated and spell Pollok with a C which is very wrong. You can switch them on at the bottom right of the video.

[@adouglasmhor]

I think that the unfortunate Mr Burns was a city night watchman, who were also under the control of the police at the time. They manned static stations around the city.

[@theRhinsRanger]

And everyone 'that' man hung, the last words they heard were "rether you thin me pal" 😂

[@Saint_Dan132]

🤩🤩🥰

[@drandrewallan]

Er Dr who didn’t start til 1963 so could not be the reason the police boxes were painted blue 3 years before!!!

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Already been corrected on that thanks.

[@macleod41069]

Edinburgh is so much nicer

[@rpw1013]

Interesting, not sure about a few things that you appeared to avoid. Are you saying that The Tron Theatre was originally a Roman Catholic Church? It appears that you don't want to acknowledge or respect that Glasgow was Catholic, and becoming more Catholic as I post this.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Of course it was a catholic church, it was named after a saint and then it became protestant after the reformation. Glasgow has a patron saint, St.Mungo was catholit and Glasgow cathederal was catholic before the reformation. Im not avoiding things, it simply couldnt be clearer. I have absolutely no agenda as I follow no religion so please dont try and force your personal agenda on me. My videos avoid religion, football and politics for this exact reason. There is always somebody looking for an argument where there does not need to be one.

[@andrewheaney6858]

Lighten up, it’s a lighthearted look at at the history of our City, your looking for something that’s not there, so don’t project just enjoy , personally I find these videos astonishing 😊

[@johnbeaton1076]

Well technically speaking it wasn't! The building that is now the Tron Theatre dates to the late 18th century and was most certainly not a catholic church at the time of it's construction. Now, while it may be fair to say that the building that it replaced had originally been conceived and built as a catholic church, you have to remember that before the reformation, there was no other option. So your statement is reductionist at best and ignorant at worst. Really though, of all of the videos posted on KZbin about Glasgow, you picked the most innocuous and inappropriate one to start your sectarian rant!

[@bezenby9804]

@@AstonishingGlasgow You should do a video on moaning humourless sectarian twats. The city's full of them (both sides, I might add).

[@randlepmcmurphy6117]

Calm doon ffs! This constantly offended shite needs to stop, this is coming from a practicing Catholic btw. 🙄

[@astewart7082]

Thanks

[@marknewton8949]

Thanks

[@rosemcloughlin]

Thanks