Glasgow: A City Through Time (Then & Now)

An animated Then and Now look across Glasgow, Scotland! Featuring views of Cathedral Square, Trongate, Buchanan Street Station, George Square, St Enoch Square and many more! Credit to the Image Owners Featured.
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[@tombrickhouse-growthmatrix6201]

Nice touch with the clocks moving backwards. I've always like then and now books. Glad I found this channel.

[@nickywilson1893]

Brilliant. My late father was born at 43 Cramond Street (no longer in existence) in 1901, came to Cape Town, South Africa in 1922/23 and sadly passed away 1957. I'm 73 and wonder if I'll ever live to see Glasgow. My hopes are high.

[@robertcurrie1160]

I know Cramond Street well,I was born in Sunnybank Street in Dalmarnock 👍

[@druss69harad61]

Get your butt over here for a wee visit

[@thesiabanza5033]

I am African and I have lived in Glasgow f0r almost 20 years now. I find the people so funny and welcoming. It's been a pleasure to live here.

[@michaelnield2457]

You’re one of us if you’ve been here that long.

[@lesleysmith8300]

Fascinating to see my home town through the ages. Thanks for sharing.

[@-AlbertEinstein-]

thanks to the time travel team , truly appreciate the hours and hours of work put into making these videos , but looking through the comments you must understand what a fantastic impact it has on the people who view it. brilliant work. i belong to Glasgow and Glasgow belongs to me.

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Thanks! Its just me that puts these together - albeit I owe it to the fantastic array of people (Whom I credit) who have taken the photographs that make making these possible.

[@clairedonoghue6076]

@@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist this should be a mandatory part of the school curriculum. Brilliant work.Thanks

[@irondeath212]

Awesome video! Thank you for reminding us the eternal beauty of this city. ⭐ Brought some lovely memories from the time when I studied there, hopefully I will come back again as tourist or to live again for a while. I miss the beautiful Glasgow.

[@ianmaddams9577]

Great overlaps and so nice how the beautiful buildings still survive today . I would have loved to have lived back 100+ yrs ago . We have lost so many beautiful buildings and history due to development. Awesome work James 👍🏻

[@Johnbhoy15]

This is brilliant! Should be shown all over the city, buses, subways, trains etc

[@stuartprice3905]

Fantastic !! Thoroughly enjoyed that......

[@24934637]

One of my fave Cities!

[@kwitcherbellyakin]

Thank you for the visit!

[@garryclelland4481]

thank you , really enjoyed that , liked and subbed

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Awesome, thank you!

[@rab9309]

All your content is amazing but this one means so much as I’m from Glasgow. Keep up the good work!

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Thanks! I thought I was overdue doing another Glasgow one - last time was 2018 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipO0anScZb-ep80

[@normanmcnamee7898]

Great bit of work, well done

[@rossm685]

Wow that was mesmerising, great watch 👌 please keep up the great work from drumchapel Glasgow 👍✌

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Thanks, will do!

[@jamesyboy4626]

Where are you hiding? Living in the same place lol. Don't answer that if you don't want too, I moved here from Ruchill 8yrs ago.

[@travelscotland9138]

Amazing love it

[@magdalenamazur670]

I never put comments on videos, but I have to add to this video: Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for providing us with a little bit of history in such an interesting way.

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Cheers glad you enjoyed it! its part of a series of films that explore time in a different way - feel free to sub to the channel!

[@piedwagtailrameau]

Love seeing the modern buildings dissolving to see the previous townscapes that once occupied the site

[@STUWHO2006]

Fantastic bit of work

[@michaelmarck1878]

Fabulous. Five star presentation! Totally brilliant, take a bow! Bravo

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Cheers Michael! Feel free to check out my other vids - have many other cities covered in a similiar manner. James

[@markkean3547]

An amazing trip through time .

[@cocojo2356]

That was awesome! It's great to see how much is actually still there and the map at the end was brilliant. The population, monarchy changes, prime minister changes, car changes, that was done extremely well. Thank you for that, I really enjoyed it.

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Thanks Margaret you may enjoy my other work featuring Scotland. Feel free to browse! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKu2ZYyGjNSFZqs

[@fionahall4319]

That was FANTASTIC, thank you! Incredibly interesting

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Cheers Fiona! I have been meaning to do a follow up to my previous work on Glasgow - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipO0anScZb-ep80

[@bigraymie]

Clever... I'm lucky enough to live just a half hour from Glasgow by Bus and now that I'm retired the Bus journey is free It's only the weather that hinders me. Thoroughly enjoyed this video so much I've become a subscriber :-)

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Thanks! I'm working on Paisley next - should be out soon

[@lesleygilbert1945]

I had a day trip to Glasgow a few years ago. I liked seeing the maps at the end showing the increase in population :)

[@williambolton4698]

So that's why the Tollbooth on Glasgow Cross has those strange marks on its stonework. It always looked to me like a building had been attached to it but as the tower now stands on an isolated traffic island I could never make sense of how those marks got there. One picture tells the story. Thanks for solving that mystery.

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Glad I shed some light there! I have never been to Glasgow before but I shall make sure I do next time I visit Scotland

[@callandick429]

Same here. I looked it up on Wikipedia, which says "The Steeple is all that remains of the original Tolbooth buildings[11] which contained the town hall, court and jail. The Tolbooth housed the Glasgow Council Chambers until 1814, when the council sold the Tolbooth building (later demolished in 1921) and moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, before eventually moving to the current City Chambers in George Square." I hadn't heard of Jail Square either, but it is now Jocelyn Square, just outside the current High Court, and according to Glasgow Live "Jail Square served as the location for public hangings in the city until 1865, witnessing the death of a total of 67 men and four women since it became the site of public executions back in 1814 in place of the old Tolbooth at Trongate." Fascinating.

[@geoffneilson3471]

My dad would have loved this , he came from darkest Lanarkshire but was absolutely passionate about the city

[@corrigarrison5552]

Awesome!

[@meows_and_woof]

I’m from Glasgow. Thank you so much for the video, I’ll show it to my whole family. Very well made and so interesting

[@Gedelinagadumpy]

This is fascinating and so beautifully done! What a stunning city Glasgow is 🤗

[@maggiebotham8321]

I loved this technique! Now working out how to watch in slow motion for a longer look at the images! I certainly watch it again. Thank you.

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Thanks Maggie feel free to subscribe - got hundreds of videos like it from around the world to see!

[@williamf4544]

Press settings (the star like one) - press playback speed and go to 0.25 - bobs your uncle

[@williamf4544]

Blonde

[@traceyculyer5811]

Fantastic work. I loved the 1774 image and had a really good study.

[@joecrozier3236]

To quote Kathleen McDermott's character in Morvern Callar: "Pure dead brilliant!" Thanks so much for posting this. I took off for Toronto a few days before Christmas '69, love it here, and would never leave. But this brought back so many great memories. The blend of old and new (to me) architecture in places such as St. Enoch and George Squares is creative and interesting. Fab music too!

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Cheers Joe if its of interest this is a follow up to my last Glasgow project! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipO0anScZb-ep80 enjoy!

[@livingston7025]

Loved this Thankyou 🧡

[@skeebatv]

That was very interesting.

[@RHR-221b]

So many memories, James. I was born - 29 March 1951 - at Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow. Finally left that 'dear green place' circa 1960! My Paternal Grandfather worked at Blochairn Steel Works (died 1978). Maternal Grandfather worked at British Railways (before and after nationalisation), mostly at St Enoch's and Queen Street Stations (died 1983). He occasionally referred to Queen Street Station as 'Queer Street' ... Enough rambling. Thank you for this upload. For what it is worth, Glasgow holds no happy memories for me (paedophile step-father and narcissistic mother - what a combo!). I am now about to look up your Dumfries video. I worked in Dumfries with British Gas, during which time I was responsible for deploying the Emergency Gas Board Personnel during the Lockerbie Disaster. But that is another story which will remain respectfully silent. Stay free, James. All the best to you and yours. Rab 💚 👋 🌠

[@wally1022]

Awesome! I wonder if you would do a time lapse of Thistle street, Gorbals, Glasgow? as my mother grew up their during the war and tells stories of the houses that were blown up right next door during the war and tales of the 'Cumbie gang'. I have found some pictures but not much. Cheers Wally

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Afraid I can't really do specific streets as its a real lottery of what images I can find from all the different archive sources there are. However feel free to subscribe and browse my other works from around the country! James

[@jonr71]

Brilliant.. Can you do one of Port Glasgow?

[@mikemeechan2770]

Great compilation. Always been fascinated by industrial archaeology...

[@RamsayMacFarlane]

Great vid! Very tragic to see the comparison of modern architecture and town planning compared to the beautiful images of yesteryear!

[@carolmonaghan6483]

Very enjoyable and informative

[@vanessali1365]

Wow

[@Churchill867]

As a Galswegian I love this clip. Just seeing how it was to how it is. Things looked alot better and cleaner back then though no doubt this belies the hardships of the time. Thank you for posting this. Will save it to my collection. Fun fact: When Nazi second in command Rudolf Hess came to Scotland on his hairbrained peace mission. He was held at the wyndford army barracks on maryhill rd.

[@davidlongshanks]

Nice one!

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Thanks!

[@jamesmcgrory6383]

Superb, looks much better back in the day. Lifeless and soulless now

[@tiffer67]

Very interesting clip. I've lived all my life in Glasgow other than 1 year spent working in Budapest & was completely unaware that the population was as high as 1.6M. I'd love to know exactly where the boundaries are that make this number so high?

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

I believe it is the metro figure perhaps this might elaborate on the area of focus - www.macrotrends.net/cities/204765/glasgow/population

[@edwardoneil3962]

Breaks my heart to seeing what has been destroyed of this once beautiful town. 😥😯😥

[@traceyculyer5811]

Yes we lose beautiful buildings through time, i think they call it progress.

[@ramonabanik7713]

Wish with all my heart that I could live the rest of my life in Scotland. I keep dreaming.

[@United_kingdom-Bloxburg.1221]

Hello there I'm From Scotland and I been to Glasgow a lot even though I'm in the Dumfries and Galloway

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

You might enjoy this one JJ Rooney kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3rGXntqqL2pZ5I

[@United_kingdom-Bloxburg.1221]

@@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist cheers

[@jimmcintosh9045]

Was expecting to see more of the riverside docks in the city. The whole area around the Science Centre and Finnieston crane has gone from cargo ships and docks to modern buildings and filled in docks even from the 70s.

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

I shall have to make that the subject of a future video. So much history - it would be hours of footage to do justice

[@RossOfKintyre]

At 0:48, how is that ship upstream of the bridge?

[@rsnankivell1962]

Such a nice & interesting vid! But someone forgot about the evolution and extension of Glasgow’s subway system thru time since 1896 ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Sounds like a separate video idea to me 🤣

[@rsnankivell1962]

@@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist That was just a joke 🤣👍. Subscribed. Regards.

[@scottybee8]

Up Scotland now

[@chrisw4302]

1:24 that is not Buchanan street station

[@drhowslounge]

Collaborations all the Way

[@sarribel]

One of Britain's mightiest cities.

[@zainahmad8135]

From 1777 onwards as the population started to significantly rise, what caused this inflation of people? Were people having more children or lots of people migrating?

[@akeel_1701]

Glasgow was famous for its shipbuilding industry back in the day and there was a massive influx of people looking for work, particularly from Ireland

[@robertbaxter2339]

sorry 49 seconds in that boat would not get down the Clyde to the left, bridge too low - boat too big

[@texscot50]

Why did the population drop so much in the early 60s?

[@jamescorey5532]

slum clearance to build a nice shiney motorway right through the city the Government of the day had a plan to rid Glasgow of all inhabitants and turn it into some kind of giant stockbroker land

[@williamf4544]

They got called the Glasgow overspill - ended up in towns all over Scotland - but they brought with them their Glasgow humour and good heartedness so it wasnt a bad thing

[@texscot50]

@@williamf4544 duh, that's when we moved when I was 10,1963. Only from Dennistoun to Kingspark, so still in Glasgow to but the buildings were coming down by

[@williamf4544]

@@texscot50 Kings park is nice your mam and dad got a good deal

[@Paul630sqdrn]

We visited Glasgow’s few weeks ago and we have to say it was a disappointment , we decided to catch the train to Edinburgh one day and the contrast was really (better) noticeable, Glasgow didn’t seem any different to any other City in the UK at the moment ,lots of illegal’s in the cafe’s , beggars on the streets , buildings falling into disrepair, lots of litter ,it really wasn’t the place we had grown up to expect .

[@williamf4544]

So you prefer the fake McDisney Edinburgh finely tuned to enthral and rip of the tourists fair enough to each their own - i much prefer the gritty what you see is what you getness of Glasgow - as us Glaswegian say Edinburgh is all fur coat and no knickers

[@Paul630sqdrn]

@@williamf4544 no offence intended.

[@williamf4544]

@@Paul630sqdrn None taken sir - to be fair it is a bit of a rubbish dump in places - we are so used to it we dont see it as others might

[@tonightsbiggestgamer7078]

there is a massive puddle of shit on the floor and it was not me i swear

[@nastyham5302]

Where aw the junkies ?

[@williamf4544]

Maryhill

[@jamesbeaton7010]

The population post 1950 went a bit mad, I dont think the current population is over 1,500,000.??!!

[@raoulduke344]

Govan being made to join the city in 1912 certainly boosted the size and population of Glasgow. (Yes, Rangers weren’t always a Glasgow team).

[@barrymcglinchey207]

They are defunct the rangers you speak of in 2012

[@jamesmitchell9201]

Was so much nicer back then by the looks of it and bow its just full of one way streets,cars and homeless people with immigrants begging everywhere you look.

[@Dunno1999]

Ah the birthplace of Scrooge McDuck

[@camillomorlotti5388]

Glasgow has lost its character. Its just like a ghost town now or a Hollywood set.. If fore fathers had know bout keeping old buildings and refurbishment. It would have been one of best in UK. Now empty shops and looks well worn such a shame

[@johnlee5423]

Over 16 million people live in Glasgow

[@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist]

Blimey thats almost three times the population of Scotland!

[@rossm685]

@@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist 😂😂😂

[@judithpollock7220]

1.6 million people - you forgot the dot!