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Hidden Heritage Tours Down Under

In March 2017 Hidden Heritage Tours are heading Down Under to explore some of Australia's amazing industrial heritage (like the enormous Super Pit at Kalgoorlie).  During this time we will not be running any of our tours in Glasgow.  We apologise for any disappointment this may cause and look forward to seeing you again in 2019. [...]

On the Prowl – Down Partick Way

About On the Prowl Chapter 29 of James Cowan's From Glasgow's Treasure Chest describes a walk the author took from the Kelvin Hall, down Bunhouse Road into Partick.  On his travels he passed the Regent Mills and the old Quaker burial ground.  Being a West End girl myself, I remembered Rank Hovis had a flour [...]

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre

Out in the fringes of Glasgow's south side lies the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC), a huge storage facility where all the treasures that Glasgow's museums possess (that aren't being exhibited), are kept.   On 6 December 2016 I was lucky enough to attend the "Ship Models in Detail" tour there.  GMRC has [...]

We’re in the News!

Scotsman journalist, Alastair Dalton, joined the Docklands Discovery Tour (being run as part of Glasgow Doors Open Day 2016) to find out more about the history of passenger transport on the River Clyde.  Read what he had to say here: http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/alastair-dalton-get-passengers-back-on-to-the-clyde-1-4237920

We’re in Doors Open Day 2016!

This year, Hidden Heritage Tours is participating in Glasgow Doors Open Day.  We'll be providing a special 90 minute Docklands Discovery Cycle Tour.  There will be more information posted soon, but in the meantime, you can find out more about Doors Open Day 2016 at: Glasgow Doors Open Day 2016 Doors Open Days [...]

Titan Crane

Cantilever "Titan" Crane, Clydebank Here's another great place to visit if you love maritime or industrial heritage - the Titan Crane at Clydebank. Towering 150 feet above the River Clyde it is pretty much all that is left of the once mighty John Brown's shipyard.  It was built in 1907 to hoist [...]

The TS Queen Mary Comes Home

Yesterday (Sunday 15 May 2016), the TS Queen Mary, the Clyde's last, and Britain's finest, turbine excursion steamer, was returned to the Clyde. Built in 1933 by William Denny & Bros Ltd in Dumbarton, she operated day excursions in the Firth of Clyde until 1977.  She was then laid up in the East India Harbour [...]

Fairfield Heritage Museum

One of the most famous shipyards in Glasgow has to be Fairfields in Govan. It started life in 1852 as a small 5-acre yard based at the Old Govan Shipyard, rented by Randolph, Elder & Co.  One of the company's partners, John Elder, was a gifted engineer who developed the compound engine.  This revolutionised shipbuilding [...]

On the Prowl – The Molendinar Burn

About On the Prowl In his chapter on "Glasgow's Backbone" James Cowan makes reference to the Molendinar Burn being just east of the Cathedral.  I was aware of the word Molendinar as there is a street that runs off the Gallowgate called this.  However, I wasn't aware it took its name from a burn. Never [...]

The Denny Tank

Hidden in Dumbarton is a true gem of shipbuilding heritage - the Denny Experimental Tank.  Housed inside the Scottish Maritime Museum building, it should really be called the "Denny Tank Museum" or the "Denny Shipyard Museum" as this is what it's really about. William Denny, the Dumbarton shipbuilders had their [...]