Glasgow Museums |
Kelvingrove Gallery |
|
|
Kelvingrove Gallery and Museum (left); Kelvin Hall
International Sports Arena (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm
McCrow |
|
|
The West Court with its Supermarine Spitfire of 602 (City of
Glasgow) Squadron - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
The Organ in the Centre Hall (left); The East
Hall (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
Glasgow University (left); traditional red
tenements (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
Glasgow Museum of Transport
(ORIGINAL MUSEUM IS NOW CLOSED) |
|
|
This museum is now closed
and has been replaced by Glasgow Riverside Museum
which is not specifically dedicated to transport (see below)
on the north bank of the River Clyde. Glasgow Transport Museum was one
of the finest of its kind in the world. The old Transport Museum
was spacious and the exhibits were not crammed together
- PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
The famous number plate G0 on the Rolls Royce which was the
official car of the Lord Provost for many years (left); tram
line-up (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
"Room and Kitchen" car (above) - only one compartment
had glass in the windows; for many years the route could be identified
by the colour round the top deck (right) - PHOTOs
Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
The famous Caledonian Railway 4-2-2 locomotive 123 (left);
Highland Railway 4-6-0 Jones Goods (right) - PHOTOs
Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
Standard Vanguard and rare Sunbeam Talbot are
among an impressive collection of motorcars (left);
Messerschmitt (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
Like the times it depicted, this Glasgow
Transport Museum is also no more. It was replaced by the Riverside Museum in
July 2011
- PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
Original Subway train in mock-up station in the Museum of
Transport (left); present day subway train arriving at
Kelvinhall subway station (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm
McCrow |
Glasgow Riverside Museum |
|
|
The new Glasgow Riverside Museum which replaced
the Glasgow Transport Museum opened on 21 June 2011 - PHOTOs Malcolm
McCrow |
|
|
Many of the exhibits from the old Glasgow
Transport Museum have been incorporated into the displays which has meant
the buses and trams display as shown in the old Transport Museum has been
split up and locomotives have been detached from their tenders - PHOTOs
Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
The emphasis is now on Glasgow's heritage and no
longer specifically on transport and cars are now displayed on shelves
making them difficult to see as compared with the old arrangment - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
It is no longer possible to get clear views of
the exhibits, in this case, a North British built Class 15F of the South
African Railways/Suid Afrikaanse Spoorwee - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
|
|
The Class 15F (left) with other exhibits edited
out of the picture and Caledonian Railways No 123 (right) as it appears in
the Riverside Museum - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
Scotland |