Although the Glasgow Conservation Trust West closed at the end of March 2006, its support group, the Friends of Glasgow West, retains the trust's commitment to enhancing public appreciation of the West End.
October 2006 will mark the fifteenth annual series of West End Lectures, a set of authoritative talks on various aspects of the historic West End of Glasgow. Founded by the Trust 1992 in conjunction with the Department of Adult and Continuing Education of the University of Glasgow, the ten weekly lectures are presented by distinguished local experts in architecture, engineering, history, design and the arts.
Designed to inform, educate and entertain, the West End Lectures look at the rich and varied history of the area, featuring the important buildings, the great institutions, the many interesting people, current events and prospects for the future of this historic area.
The Prehistory of Glasgow's West End
Gordon R Urquhart, Author: Along Great Western Road
Historic Partick
Brian Skillen, Local Historian
Water Mills of the Kelvin
Dr Stuart Nesbit, Chartered Engineer and Local Historian
Old Scotstoun & Whiteinch
Sandra Malcolm, Author: Old Scotstoun & Whiteinch
The Burgh of Hillhead: 1869-1891
Gordon R Urquhart
The Burgh of Maryhill
Ian Mitchell, Author: This City Now
The Development of Park Circus
Fiona Sinclair, Architect and Historian
Kelvindale: The Forgotten Corner of Kelvinside
Gordon R Urquhart
Architectural Aspirations in the West End
Ranald MacInnes, Author: A History of Scottish Architecture
"Death on the Kelvin"
Ronnie Scott, Author: Death By Design, the True Story of the Glasgow Necropolis
The Enrolment Secretary
Department of Adult and Continuing Education
University of Glasgow
St Andrew's Building
Eldon Street
Glasgow G3 6NH
Telephone: 0141 330 1829 [Brochure]
330 1853 [Enquiries]
Fax: 0141 330 1821
enquiry@ace.gla.ac.uk
The Friends of Glasgow West
16 Dudley Drive
Glasgow G12 9SB
Telephone: 07944 551 412
