IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Roystonhill, GLASGOW, G21 2LG
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Roystonhill, G21 2LG by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (56 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Townhead-Blochairn Church of Scotland, Roystonhill
Located on Roystonhill to the north of Glasgow city centre, the spire of this ruined church still dominates the skyline of the city, and has been illuminated at night since 1998. Built in 1865 for the Church of Scotland, it barely made its centenary before being closed due to low congregation numbers. It contained stained-glass windows by the world-famous William Morris company featuring beautiful designs by Glasgow artist Daniel Cottier. The church building itself was designed by Campbell Douglas and J.J. Stevenson. It was sold into private ownership in 1992 with the church building being used as a warehouse. Despite being an A-Listed protected structure, eventually the church building was demolished because of the neglect of the structure, but the spire - which was of considerable merit - was left untouched, and you can see the buttresses which still remains today. Interestingly, OS do not show the spire on their 1:50 or 1:25 mapping.
The area surrounding the spire was turned into a park and play area, however the area is gated and locked to prevent access when the nearby nursery on the same site closed. A website showing the development of the site is here; http://www.brocweb.com/spire/
Image: © Raymond Okonski
Taken: 16 Feb 2008
0.08 miles
2
Roystonhill Spire
See description for Townhead-Blochairn Church of Scotland, Roystonhill
Image: © Raymond Okonski
Taken: 16 Feb 2008
0.08 miles
3
Roystonhill spire
Viewed from Pinkston canal basin. See Image for more information about the spire.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 4 Aug 2013
0.09 miles
4
Roystonhill Spire
See Image for more information on the spire. The photograph was taken from the area just to the south of the spire; there was an inscription there:
"On the 28th of July 2001, messages collected from the people of Royston were transmitted from this spot into space. In space, the messages will carry on forever, while a radio-receiver within Royston Spire awaits a response. On receiving a signal, a red light will flash from the Spire across Royston and let people know."
The spire is a prominent landmark: see, for example, Image / Image / Image
Image: © Lairich Rig
Taken: 17 Jun 2005
0.09 miles
5
Roystonhill "STAR" sculpture
Commissioned and placed by Spire View Housing Association in 2012, the shadow is etched with drawings of 'yesteryear' made by local senior citizens, and aspirational statements by the children of nearby Royston Primary and St Roch's Primary schools.
Image: © Craig Wallace
Taken: 5 Apr 2013
0.12 miles
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Royston Primary School
Built as St Rollox School, the building is Category B listed and dates from 1906.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 23 Aug 2019
0.12 miles
7
The Roystonhill Star
Viewed from the M8 motorway.
See Image for information about the star.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 23 Feb 2020
0.12 miles
10
St Roch's Secondary School
On Royston Road.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 23 Aug 2019
0.14 miles