Glasgow Cathedral or St. Mungo’s dates from the late 12th century. And with all of these monster buildings from hundreds of years ago I always wonder, “How?”
St. Mungo’s tomb is here in the crypt
Behind the Cathedral is the Necropolis. Following the creation of Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris a wave of pressure began for cemeteries in Britain. This required a change in the law to allow burial for profit. Previously the parish church held responsibility for burying the dead but there was a growing need to give an alternative solution. Glasgow was one of the first to join this campaign, having a growing population, with fewer and fewer attending church. The planning of the cemetery began formally by the Merchants’ House of Glasgow in 1831, in anticipation of a change in the law. Of the 50,000 buried here only 3500 received a monument
Good weather for a walk in a cemetery but not so good for the views from the top. Still nice though.
The Cathedra is most impressive from this vantage point.
I’ve been on a mission to “bag” as many murals (a lot easier than bagging munro) as I can. The City of Glasgow boasts a couple dozen of these large, wall, sometimes building sized bits of art. They are grand and sometimes are not easy to find often hidden down alleys and side streets. I think I have seen and photographed 21 so far.
This one is The Lecture Theater on a building making up Strathclyde Uni.
Possibly the most beautiful 2 seater I’ve ever seen, parked casually on a side street. What kind? Couldn’t tell.
Smug’s works are all over the city. In many murals we see a robin. The Bird That Never Flew which is seen in the city shield. This commemorates a wild robin which was tamed by St Serf and which was accidentally killed. St Mungo was blamed for the death but he is said to have taken the dead bird, prayed over it and it was restored to life. It was only mostly dead.
This one is called “The Wonderwall”celebrates some of the many achievements of Strathclyde students and teachers
And only, I mean ONLY in Glasgow have I seen street so steep that handrails are required to go uphill. This is either Scott St. or Garnett.
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