Ahead of the official reopening of the Bridgeton Cross Umbrella this week, we take a look back at the iconic east end landmark's incredible history which stretches back almost 150 years.
It's always a good idea to have an umbrella handy in Glasgow, but there are few more important to the city than the one at Bridgeton Cross.
Origins If the Bridgeton Umbrella could speak, it would surely have a multitude of stories to tell from down the generations. Sited at what was then a busy tram terminus at the junction of London Road, Dalmarnock Road, Main Street and James Street, it was envisaged not just as a decorative piece, but also as a functional "passengers' rest" to provide both shelter and shade to the "weary" from the unpredictable Glasgow weather.
Sign up to our Glasgow Live nostalgia newsletters for more local history and heritage content straight to your inbox "That was the moment all Bridgeton had been waiting for. Men bared their heads to the drizzling rain, women, children gazed at the portrait above and as one they sang 'Long to reign over us'.
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