📌 Bellahouston, Glasgow
★★
🛠️ Currently closed (checked April 2024)
An array of old stables enclosing a wee courtyard in Bellahouston Park provides the attractive setting for Bellahouston Heritage Centre. Though small, it contains a comprehensive history of the local area and nearby Govan. In 1938 the British Empire Exhibition was held in the park. Photos and videos reveal the sheer scale of the event: scarcely believable considering that almost nothing remains today. The story of neighbouring Govan is equally interesting. This major shipbuilding town once powered Glasgow‘s economy; following the industry’s decline, much of the Clyde Waterfront is now part of a massive regeneration project. The heritage centre is run by the adjacent House for an Art Lover and admission is included in the house ticket.
🌍 Location
📌 Bellahouston Park, Bellahouston, 3 mi west of George Square, Glasgow
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 553640
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.847207,-4.312410
🚌 Paisley Road West | 🚆 Dumbreck | 🚇 Ibrox (0.5 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Tuesday to Sunday
🎫 £1 – or included in ticket to House for an Art Lover
