IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Festival Court, G51 1BF
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Festival Court, G51 1BF 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.
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Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (275 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Daffodils in Festival Park
Home to the Garden Festival in 1988 which led to the regeneration of this entire area. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Garden_Festival for more information.
Image: © DS Pugh
Taken: 6 Apr 2019
0.02 miles
2
Festival Park
One of the two play areas in the park on the site of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 8 Sep 2008
0.03 miles
3
Urban jungle
This is central Glasgow.
Ever wondered what would happen to cities if we were removed from the planet. This former industrial land off Govan Road offers a clue.
This was the site of one of the Garden Festivals in the 1980s.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 24 Sep 2008
0.05 miles
4
Festival Park
On the site of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 8 Sep 2008
0.05 miles
5
Road in Festival Park
Serving various eating places and coffee shops.
Image: © DS Pugh
Taken: 6 Apr 2019
0.05 miles
6
Festival Park
The Govan Road end of the park.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 8 Sep 2008
0.06 miles
7
Garden Festival site, Govan Road
Woodland growing wild on the site of the 1988 Garden Festival. Garden Festivals grew out of a response to urban rioting in the 1980s and were held in Liverpool, Stoke and Glasgow.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 6 Mar 2010
0.07 miles
8
Before the Garden Festival
The site of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival under construction in early 1987. It is hard to believe that this site would attract 4.3 million visitors the following year!
Across the River Clyde is the Category A listed Finnieston Crane [http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33285], while on this side of the river, on the right, part of the Category A listed former Prince's Dock hydraulic power station [http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33360] can be seen.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: Unknown
0.07 miles
9
Before the Garden Festival
The site of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival under construction in early 1987.
Some members of Glasgow Natural History Sciety are being shown around the site.
In the background is the Category A listed former Prince's Dock hydraulic power station [http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33360], and the Category B listed Finnieston Tunnel Rotunda [http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33528] can just be seen.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: Unknown
0.07 miles
10
Before the Garden Festival
The site of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival under construction in early 1987.
This is the pond that will be the centre-piece of 'Oor Wullie's Wildlife Garden'.
The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre can be seen on the other side of the River Clyde.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: Unknown
0.07 miles