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Collecting images of the many variations on the theme of Glasgow's coat of arms. Snaps my own if not credited. Contributions welcome! #Glasgow πŸŒ³πŸ¦πŸ””πŸŸ
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😍 πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ Thanks, @thewliss.bsky.social!

Important wee bit of Glasgow history πŸ§΅β¬‡οΈ πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ #Glasgow850

Stunning! *Such* an original take on the bird, tree, bell + fish from the #Glasgow coat of arms (thanks to the_quietish_corner_ over on Insta) πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

Oops! Accidentally posted from my other account. Not to worry - the points stand - #LetGlasgowFlourish + give peas a chance! 🐦πŸ₯¦πŸ””πŸ«›

Not sure that's Corpy green, @imperfectproduct.bsky.social! πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

Rochdale's incredible Town Hall of 1871, newly restored, is so worth a visit (yes, I am biased as it is my home town!) & amongst the fabulous Victorian stained glass of trading cities & nations is Glasgow's @glasgowcoa.bsky.social @pastglasgow.co.uk #rochdale #glasgow #architetcure

😍 πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ #Glasgow #Glasgow850 (Thanks for this, @imperfectproduct.bsky.social! πŸ‘)

Roll up, roll up, a vintage bottle with a hand etched @glasgowcoa.bsky.social just Β£500 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28622110...

@footstepspod.bsky.social @glasgowcoa.bsky.social Just arrived. Because of course I just love empires (not) but am (really) just a sucker for badges.

Thanks to @mrabercrombie.bsky.social for sharing these pics of Glasgow Uni's emblem - incorporating the bird, tree, bell & fish elements of #Glasgow's coat of arms - in Edinburgh!! πŸ“šπŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

It *is* a beautiful building, if a bit lacking in at least one important aspect: just the single Glasgow emblem to be seen! See if you can spot it next time you're in the Central! #LookUp #Glasgow πŸ•΅β€β™‚οΈπŸš‰ πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

Beautiful! πŸ“šπŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

Today, 13 January, is the Feast Day of St Mungo (AKA St Kentigern), patron saint of Glasgow. Edwin Morgan’s β€œColloquy in Glaschu” imagines a conversation between St Mungo & St Columba. From CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020 1/5 www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...

Today is the feast day of St Mungo, born in 518 and also known as St Kentigern. He is the patron saint of Glasgow and founded a church where the Molendinar Burn meets the River Clyde, which later became #glasgowcatherdral. 🧡1/2

This reminds me that I've not yet retold my favourite Kentigern miracle story on this platform. It's the one in which he takes on a Viking warlord *ominous bass music* FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE.

Before 'corporate social responsibility' there was *Corporation* social responsibility, well, at least in the Dept of Architecture & Related Services! πŸ’‘πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

@glasgowcoa.bsky.social 🌳 🐦 🐟 πŸ””πŸ₯Ά

Ooh! An interesting take on the Glasgow coat of arms above the main door of the City Chambers πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ Thanks, @bigrabkenney.bsky.social!

Delighted to see this building and its various bits 'n' pieces getting the attention they deserve. A few highlights courtesy of @murphyniallgla.bsky.social, @druidic.org & @ncdominie.bsky.social

This, from the cover of an undated (but prob. Edwardian) copy of "The Molendinar" is well on the way to being a @GlasgowCoA

RIP Janey, hen πŸ’•πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

@glasgowcoa.bsky.social Corner of Clincart Roadd and Cathcart Road with the colourful bollards in the background!

Found some new @glasgowcoa.bsky.social items on eBay this morning - yield not to temptation

A cracker of a treble here from @bigrabkenney.bsky.social (over on Threads)!! πŸ˜πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ #Glasgow #Glasgow800

@glasgowcoa.bsky.social Don’t think I’d ever clocked this first one and nice to re-acquaint myself with the other around the back the McLellan Galleries πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸπŸ’

These Glasgow Corporation Electricity Dept distribution boxes are being replaced by plain boxes across the city. Here's one of the remaining ones I snapped yesterday in #Pollokshields #Glasgow. Thankfully @bigrabkenney.bsky.social has been recording many of these before we lose them πŸ‘βš‘οΈπŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

Talk by Sara Sheridan in National Portrait Gallery - made sure I was seated under this: @glasgowcoa.bsky.social

A mysterious image of @glasgowcoa.bsky.social just received from my little sister. Enquiries ongoing

A beauty!! πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

Fabulous old image here of the elements of yhe #Glasgow CoA. Thanks to @ncdominie.bsky.social for reminding us of "honour and honesty", both now sorely lacking on the other site! πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ

Hello you lot! Here's the mug that was a defining moment for Glasgow's GenXers! Glasgow kids got it free at school to celebrated #Glasgow800 in 1975. Some of us are already celebrating #Glasgow850, even if we *are* a bit chipped and broken, both me + the mug πŸ˜‹πŸ¦πŸŒ³πŸ””πŸŸ