I thought that I was a Hidden Glasgow geek, but I take my hat off to you Someone explores. It's taken me most of my life to find all these hidden aspects and you've found them in half the time. Thanks for sharing!
Really enjoyed that thanks. I worked in Tradeston for two years (Morrison Street) and it was a sea of dessolation then (1998-2000) with nowhere to buy a sandwich or anything. The City Council see parkland as free land for developments and it wouldn't have surprised me had they gone through Glasgow Green - after all, the M77 was built through Pollok Park, and Alexandra Park has had swathes taken away for building. The M8 at Spiers Wharf was bult on the former Monkland Canal, so the Forth & Clyde was an obvious target for development, until its restoration became a Millenuim Project. Finally, I'm glad you braved the footbridge at the GRI - I sometimes cycle over that going to work, and believe me it's really scary on a bike!
Great video! I was reading about the proposed Maryhill Motorway, took a look at some of the detailed maps and realised that my tenement building that I currently live in (overlooking Maryhill Road and the canal, just up the road from the Queen's Cross church) would've been demolished for 'public open space' - as I don't think there'd have been enough space for the revised Maryhill Road to be shifted over. Fascinating to look out my window at the canal and imagine a 4, potentially 6 lane motorway there in front of me instead!
From edinburgh, I worked at midas exhausts in scotland street glasgow in 1983-84, and got the train from haymarket edinburgh to queen street glasgow, and then the subway from buchanan street to west street and then a five minute walk. i got a flat in pollockshaws road beside a bar called the bay horse and stayed there for two years, then midas exhausts went bust. The building is now a storage firm painted in black and yellow.
I have only just found youI am loving your videos. I have only been to Glasgow a handful of times but I love stuff about uncompleted motorways and part completed developmenta and so on
Great video and great that you walked the route and talked as you went. BTW Gilsochill is pronounced Gill-shee-hill. I bet half of Glasgow doesn't know that though!
I've just found your channel. Thank you so much for taking the time to research parts of Glasgow for us. Very informative and well presented. I'm hoping that you will be able to help me with some of the maps you used in this video. I'm researching start Fort cities and I think you have found Glasgows. At the 0.28 - 0.29 Mark. Could you please tell me where you found these 2 maps? I'm totally engrossed in them right now! Thank you so my dear friend. God bless you. Why have we never been told about these start cities. Its criminal the lies we have been told.
Thanks for that! The maps at that time stamp have been scanned in from the Bruce Report, which you find stored at the National Library of Scotland, and probably at the British Library. The Glasgow Motorway Archive are a great place to find more stuff!
I think that the Mary hill motorway was going to replace the canal. Lots of the current M8 is built on top of the Monklands Canal which ran on from Speirs Wharf, I've never seen plans that confirm that but it would be a logical route to take it and would line up with the part made slip on Dobbies Loan
The M8 being ploughed through the city rather than around it devastated Glasgow and pissed us all off. Had it been allowed to continue there would have been even more concrete unpopulated deserts.
1:54 not complicated to get from the ski ramps/road to nowhere. come off the slip road and where you filmed, cars would follow that hairpin turn essentially along that road running paralel and onto thre m74 sliproad, the reason why the skijimps arent connected to the m74 is proximity to the afformentioned sliproad
Urban motorways destroy cities, I still can't believe they spent all that money expanding the M74 when the M8 through Charring Cross makes the place so unappealing to be in! Motorways just bring noise, traffic and pollution into the heart of your city. How much nicer Glasgow would have been without them!
This video is what I’ve been looking for! I’ve been watching Jay Foreman’s videos about London and am thankful someone has done a version on Glasgow.
I thought that I was a Hidden Glasgow geek, but I take my hat off to you Someone explores. It's taken me most of my life to find all these hidden aspects and you've found them in half the time. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!
You are the MapMan of Glasgow! Awesome research and brilliantly explained 🤘
Really enjoyed that thanks. I worked in Tradeston for two years (Morrison Street) and it was a sea of dessolation then (1998-2000) with nowhere to buy a sandwich or anything. The City Council see parkland as free land for developments and it wouldn't have surprised me had they gone through Glasgow Green - after all, the M77 was built through Pollok Park, and Alexandra Park has had swathes taken away for building. The M8 at Spiers Wharf was bult on the former Monkland Canal, so the Forth & Clyde was an obvious target for development, until its restoration became a Millenuim Project.
Finally, I'm glad you braved the footbridge at the GRI - I sometimes cycle over that going to work, and believe me it's really scary on a bike!
Great stuff! Really interesting and hard to imagine how different Glasgow would be if these had all gone ahead. Maryhill motorway is mad!
I know right! When you look at the full plans, the scale would have been absolutely crazy!
This has answered a lot of questions I've asked myself when travelling about Glasgow!!
Awesome video 👍
Great video! I was reading about the proposed Maryhill Motorway, took a look at some of the detailed maps and realised that my tenement building that I currently live in (overlooking Maryhill Road and the canal, just up the road from the Queen's Cross church) would've been demolished for 'public open space' - as I don't think there'd have been enough space for the revised Maryhill Road to be shifted over. Fascinating to look out my window at the canal and imagine a 4, potentially 6 lane motorway there in front of me instead!
From edinburgh, I worked at midas exhausts in scotland street glasgow in 1983-84, and got the train from haymarket edinburgh to queen street glasgow, and then the subway from buchanan street to west street and then a five minute walk.
i got a flat in pollockshaws road beside a bar called the bay horse and stayed there for two years, then midas exhausts went bust. The building is now a storage firm painted in black and yellow.
Excellent videos, keep up the good work!
I have only just found youI am loving your videos. I have only been to Glasgow a handful of times but I love stuff about uncompleted motorways and part completed developmenta and so on
i usually walk from maryhill where my dad stays to bowling its an amazing walk especially on a nice day you should try it
Great video. I like to do walks especially historic walks. I may copy this but won't be video-ing. But thanks for the suggestion.
Great video and great that you walked the route and talked as you went. BTW Gilsochill is pronounced Gill-shee-hill. I bet half of Glasgow doesn't know that though!
Just found your channel. Loving it!
Just found your channel - this is a great video mate 👍👍
Enjoyed that - thanks!
Enjoyed, thanks.
I've just found your channel. Thank you so much for taking the time to research parts of Glasgow for us. Very informative and well presented. I'm hoping that you will be able to help me with some of the maps you used in this video. I'm researching start Fort cities and I think you have found Glasgows. At the 0.28 - 0.29 Mark. Could you please tell me where you found these 2 maps? I'm totally engrossed in them right now! Thank you so my dear friend. God bless you.
Why have we never been told about these start cities. Its criminal the lies we have been told.
Thanks for that! The maps at that time stamp have been scanned in from the Bruce Report, which you find stored at the National Library of Scotland, and probably at the British Library. The Glasgow Motorway Archive are a great place to find more stuff!
Very well made n informative video indeed !.
I think that the Mary hill motorway was going to replace the canal. Lots of the current M8 is built on top of the Monklands Canal which ran on from Speirs Wharf, I've never seen plans that confirm that but it would be a logical route to take it and would line up with the part made slip on Dobbies Loan
the maryhill one would have been great since thats where i was from
The M8 being ploughed through the city rather than around it devastated Glasgow and pissed us all off. Had it been allowed to continue there would have been even more concrete unpopulated deserts.
1:54 not complicated to get from the ski ramps/road to nowhere. come off the slip road and where you filmed, cars would follow that hairpin turn essentially along that road running paralel and onto thre m74 sliproad, the reason why the skijimps arent connected to the m74 is proximity to the afformentioned sliproad
Great video.
Good video bro
1965 Highways Plan?
What about doing Manchester, Birmingham, London, Leeds and other big cities with failed road projects.
Think I might need to do that!
Kool vid
Urban motorways destroy cities, I still can't believe they spent all that money expanding the M74 when the M8 through Charring Cross makes the place so unappealing to be in! Motorways just bring noise, traffic and pollution into the heart of your city. How much nicer Glasgow would have been without them!