North hills blog
At the start you go past Glasgow Cathedral which was established in about 1136. Parts of the building date back to the late 12th Century, making it the oldest building in Glasgow. In Cathedral Square there are a number of statues, including ones of David Livingstone. St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and Art is also here. It was constructed in 1989 on the site of a medieval castle-complex , the former residence of the bishops of Glasgow, parts of which can be seen inside the Cathedral. The museum building emulates the Scottish Baronial architectural style used for the bishop's castle. Across Castle Street is Provands Lordship : Built in 1471 as part of St Nicholas's Hospital, it claims to be the oldest house in Glasgow but Provan Hall may be a few years older (we dont know!). As you go up into Strathclyde University campus, you may pass: A statue of Prometheus "The Gift of Science to Liberty" dedicated to the Scottish philosopher John Anderson, and in fro