Glasgow: A City Through Time (Then & Now)

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  • čas přidán 17. 11. 2021
  • An animated Then and Now look across Glasgow, Scotland! Featuring views of Cathedral Square, Trongate, Buchanan Street Station, George Square, St Enoch Square and many more! Credit to the Image Owners Featured.
    To see more of my films featuring Scotland check out:
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Komentáře • 111

  • @thesiabanza5033
    @thesiabanza5033 Před 2 lety +16

    I am African and I have lived in Glasgow f0r almost 20 years now. I find the people so funny and welcoming. It's been a pleasure to live here.

    • @michaelnield2457
      @michaelnield2457 Před 2 lety +2

      You’re one of us if you’ve been here that long.

  • @nickywilson1893
    @nickywilson1893 Před 2 lety +30

    Brilliant. My late father was born at 43 Cramond Street (no longer in existence) in 1901, came to Cape Town, South Africa in 1922/23 and sadly passed away 1957. I'm 73 and wonder if I'll ever live to see Glasgow. My hopes are high.

    • @robertcurrie1160
      @robertcurrie1160 Před 2 lety +2

      I know Cramond Street well,I was born in Sunnybank Street in Dalmarnock 👍

    • @druss69harad61
      @druss69harad61 Před 2 lety +5

      Get your butt over here for a wee visit

  • @tombrickhouse-growthmatrix6201

    Nice touch with the clocks moving backwards. I've always like then and now books. Glad I found this channel.

  • @lesleysmith8300
    @lesleysmith8300 Před 2 lety +1

    Fascinating to see my home town through the ages. Thanks for sharing.

  • @-AlbertEinstein-
    @-AlbertEinstein- Před 2 lety +3

    thanks to the time travel team , truly appreciate the hours and hours of work put into making these videos , but looking through the comments you must understand what a fantastic impact it has on the people who view it. brilliant work. i belong to Glasgow and Glasgow belongs to me.

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks! Its just me that puts these together - albeit I owe it to the fantastic array of people (Whom I credit) who have taken the photographs that make making these possible.

    • @clairedonoghue6076
      @clairedonoghue6076 Před 2 lety

      @@JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist this should be a mandatory part of the school curriculum. Brilliant work.Thanks

  • @irondeath212
    @irondeath212 Před 2 lety +9

    Awesome video! Thank you for reminding us the eternal beauty of this city. ⭐
    Brought some lovely memories from the time when I studied there, hopefully I will come back again as tourist or to live again for a while. I miss the beautiful Glasgow.

  • @Johnbhoy15
    @Johnbhoy15 Před 2 lety

    This is brilliant! Should be shown all over the city, buses, subways, trains etc

  • @piedwagtailrameau
    @piedwagtailrameau Před 2 lety

    Love seeing the modern buildings dissolving to see the previous townscapes that once occupied the site

  • @stuartprice3905
    @stuartprice3905 Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic !! Thoroughly enjoyed that......

  • @ianmaddams9577
    @ianmaddams9577 Před 2 lety +4

    Great overlaps and so nice how the beautiful buildings still survive today . I would have loved to have lived back 100+ yrs ago . We have lost so many beautiful buildings and history due to development. Awesome work James 👍🏻

  • @rab9309
    @rab9309 Před 2 lety +5

    All your content is amazing but this one means so much as I’m from Glasgow. Keep up the good work!

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks! I thought I was overdue doing another Glasgow one - last time was 2018 - czcams.com/video/TbQ9Af0Zkqk/video.html

  • @normanmcnamee7898
    @normanmcnamee7898 Před 2 lety +2

    Great bit of work, well done

  • @kwitcherbellyakin
    @kwitcherbellyakin Před 2 lety

    Thank you for the visit!

  • @rossm685
    @rossm685 Před 2 lety +3

    Wow that was mesmerising, great watch 👌 please keep up the great work from drumchapel Glasgow 👍✌

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety

      Thanks, will do!

    • @jamesyboy4626
      @jamesyboy4626 Před 2 lety

      Where are you hiding? Living in the same place lol. Don't answer that if you don't want too, I moved here from Ruchill 8yrs ago.

  • @michaelmarck1878
    @michaelmarck1878 Před 2 lety

    Fabulous. Five star presentation! Totally brilliant, take a bow! Bravo

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety

      Cheers Michael! Feel free to check out my other vids - have many other cities covered in a similiar manner. James

  • @magdalenamazur670
    @magdalenamazur670 Před 2 lety +1

    I never put comments on videos, but I have to add to this video: Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for providing us with a little bit of history in such an interesting way.

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety

      Cheers glad you enjoyed it! its part of a series of films that explore time in a different way - feel free to sub to the channel!

  • @geoffneilson3471
    @geoffneilson3471 Před 2 lety +1

    My dad would have loved this , he came from darkest Lanarkshire but was absolutely passionate about the city

  • @fionahall4319
    @fionahall4319 Před 2 lety +1

    That was FANTASTIC, thank you! Incredibly interesting

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety +1

      Cheers Fiona! I have been meaning to do a follow up to my previous work on Glasgow - czcams.com/video/TbQ9Af0Zkqk/video.html

  • @24934637
    @24934637 Před 2 lety +1

    One of my fave Cities!

  • @cocojo2356
    @cocojo2356 Před 2 lety +2

    That was awesome! It's great to see how much is actually still there and the map at the end was brilliant. The population, monarchy changes, prime minister changes, car changes, that was done extremely well. Thank you for that, I really enjoyed it.

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Margaret you may enjoy my other work featuring Scotland. Feel free to browse! czcams.com/video/6zS4YPWoR0I/video.html

  • @williambolton4698
    @williambolton4698 Před 2 lety +3

    So that's why the Tollbooth on Glasgow Cross has those strange marks on its stonework. It always looked to me like a building had been attached to it but as the tower now stands on an isolated traffic island I could never make sense of how those marks got there. One picture tells the story. Thanks for solving that mystery.

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad I shed some light there! I have never been to Glasgow before but I shall make sure I do next time I visit Scotland

    • @callandick429
      @callandick429 Před 2 lety +1

      Same here. I looked it up on Wikipedia, which says "The Steeple is all that remains of the original Tolbooth buildings[11] which contained the town hall, court and jail. The Tolbooth housed the Glasgow Council Chambers until 1814, when the council sold the Tolbooth building (later demolished in 1921) and moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, before eventually moving to the current City Chambers in George Square."
      I hadn't heard of Jail Square either, but it is now Jocelyn Square, just outside the current High Court, and according to Glasgow Live "Jail Square served as the location for public hangings in the city until 1865, witnessing the death of a total of 67 men and four women since it became the site of public executions back in 1814 in place of the old Tolbooth at Trongate."
      Fascinating.

  • @livingston7025
    @livingston7025 Před 2 lety

    Loved this Thankyou 🧡

  • @meows_and_woof
    @meows_and_woof Před 2 lety

    I’m from Glasgow. Thank you so much for the video, I’ll show it to my whole family.
    Very well made and so interesting

  • @STUWHO2006
    @STUWHO2006 Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic bit of work

  • @lesleygilbert1945
    @lesleygilbert1945 Před 2 lety +4

    I had a day trip to Glasgow a few years ago. I liked seeing the maps at the end showing the increase in population :)

  • @markkean3547
    @markkean3547 Před 2 lety +1

    An amazing trip through time .

  • @Gedelinagadumpy
    @Gedelinagadumpy Před 2 lety

    This is fascinating and so beautifully done! What a stunning city Glasgow is 🤗

  • @corrigarrison5552
    @corrigarrison5552 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome!

  • @garryclelland4481
    @garryclelland4481 Před 2 lety +1

    thank you , really enjoyed that , liked and subbed

  • @travelscotland9138
    @travelscotland9138 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing love it

  • @mikemeechan2770
    @mikemeechan2770 Před 2 lety

    Great compilation. Always been fascinated by industrial archaeology...

  • @bigraymie
    @bigraymie Před 2 lety +1

    Clever... I'm lucky enough to live just a half hour from Glasgow by Bus and now that I'm retired the Bus journey is free It's only the weather that hinders me. Thoroughly enjoyed this video so much I've become a subscriber :-)

  • @carolmonaghan6483
    @carolmonaghan6483 Před 2 lety

    Very enjoyable and informative

  • @joecrozier3236
    @joecrozier3236 Před 2 lety

    To quote Kathleen McDermott's character in Morvern Callar: "Pure dead brilliant!" Thanks so much for posting this.
    I took off for Toronto a few days before Christmas '69, love it here, and would never leave. But this brought back so many great memories. The blend of old and new (to me) architecture in places such as St. Enoch and George Squares is creative and interesting.
    Fab music too!

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety

      Cheers Joe if its of interest this is a follow up to my last Glasgow project! czcams.com/video/TbQ9Af0Zkqk/video.html enjoy!

  • @skeebatv
    @skeebatv Před 2 lety +1

    That was very interesting.

  • @traceyculyer5811
    @traceyculyer5811 Před 2 lety

    Fantastic work. I loved the 1774 image and had a really good study.

  • @davidlongshanks
    @davidlongshanks Před 2 lety

    Nice one!

  • @Churchill867
    @Churchill867 Před 8 měsíci

    As a Galswegian I love this clip. Just seeing how it was to how it is. Things looked alot better and cleaner back then though no doubt this belies the hardships of the time. Thank you for posting this. Will save it to my collection. Fun fact: When Nazi second in command Rudolf Hess came to Scotland on his hairbrained peace mission. He was held at the wyndford army barracks on maryhill rd.

  • @maggiebotham8321
    @maggiebotham8321 Před 2 lety +1

    I loved this technique! Now working out how to watch in slow motion for a longer look at the images! I certainly watch it again. Thank you.

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Maggie feel free to subscribe - got hundreds of videos like it from around the world to see!

    • @williamf4544
      @williamf4544 Před 2 lety

      Press settings (the star like one) - press playback speed and go to 0.25 - bobs your uncle

    • @williamf4544
      @williamf4544 Před 2 lety

      Blonde

  • @ramonabanik7713
    @ramonabanik7713 Před 2 lety

    Wish with all my heart that I could live the rest of my life in Scotland. I keep dreaming.

  • @RamsayMacFarlane
    @RamsayMacFarlane Před 3 měsíci

    Great vid! Very tragic to see the comparison of modern architecture and town planning compared to the beautiful images of yesteryear!

  • @jamesmcgrory6383
    @jamesmcgrory6383 Před 2 lety +2

    Superb, looks much better back in the day. Lifeless and soulless now

  • @RHR-221b
    @RHR-221b Před 2 lety +4

    So many memories, James. I was born - 29 March 1951 - at Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow. Finally left that 'dear green place' circa 1960! My Paternal Grandfather worked at Blochairn Steel Works (died 1978). Maternal Grandfather worked at British Railways (before and after nationalisation), mostly at St Enoch's and Queen Street Stations (died 1983). He occasionally referred to Queen Street Station as 'Queer Street' ...
    Enough rambling. Thank you for this upload. For what it is worth, Glasgow holds no happy memories for me (paedophile step-father and narcissistic mother - what a combo!).
    I am now about to look up your Dumfries video. I worked in Dumfries with British Gas, during which time I was responsible for deploying the Emergency Gas Board Personnel during the Lockerbie Disaster. But that is another story which will remain respectfully silent.
    Stay free, James. All the best to you and yours.
    Rab 💚 👋 🌠

  • @jonr71
    @jonr71 Před 2 lety +1

    Brilliant.. Can you do one of Port Glasgow?

  • @wally1022
    @wally1022 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome! I wonder if you would do a time lapse of Thistle street, Gorbals, Glasgow? as my mother grew up their during the war and tells stories of the houses that were blown up right next door during the war and tales of the 'Cumbie gang'. I have found some pictures but not much.
    Cheers Wally

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety

      Afraid I can't really do specific streets as its a real lottery of what images I can find from all the different archive sources there are. However feel free to subscribe and browse my other works from around the country! James

  • @vanessali1365
    @vanessali1365 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow

  • @RossOfKintyre
    @RossOfKintyre Před rokem

    At 0:48, how is that ship upstream of the bridge?

  • @edwardoneil3962
    @edwardoneil3962 Před 2 lety +3

    Breaks my heart to seeing what has been destroyed of this once beautiful town. 😥😯😥

    • @traceyculyer5811
      @traceyculyer5811 Před 2 lety

      Yes we lose beautiful buildings through time, i think they call it progress.

  • @United_kingdom-Bloxburg.1221

    Hello there I'm From Scotland and I been to Glasgow a lot even though I'm in the Dumfries and Galloway

  • @jimmcintosh9045
    @jimmcintosh9045 Před 2 lety

    Was expecting to see more of the riverside docks in the city. The whole area around the Science Centre and Finnieston crane has gone from cargo ships and docks to modern buildings and filled in docks even from the 70s.

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety

      I shall have to make that the subject of a future video. So much history - it would be hours of footage to do justice

  • @tiffer67
    @tiffer67 Před 2 lety +1

    Very interesting clip. I've lived all my life in Glasgow other than 1 year spent working in Budapest & was completely unaware that the population was as high as 1.6M. I'd love to know exactly where the boundaries are that make this number so high?

    • @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist
      @JamesFoxTimeTravelArtist  Před 2 lety

      I believe it is the metro figure perhaps this might elaborate on the area of focus - www.macrotrends.net/cities/204765/glasgow/population

  • @scottybee8
    @scottybee8 Před 2 lety +1

    Up Scotland now

  • @rsnankivell1962
    @rsnankivell1962 Před 2 lety

    Such a nice & interesting vid!
    But someone forgot about the evolution and extension of Glasgow’s subway system thru time since 1896 ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @drhowslounge
    @drhowslounge Před 2 lety

    Collaborations all the Way

  • @chrisw4302
    @chrisw4302 Před 2 lety

    1:24 that is not Buchanan street station

  • @robertbaxter2339
    @robertbaxter2339 Před 2 lety

    sorry 49 seconds in that boat would not get down the Clyde to the left, bridge too low - boat too big

  • @nastyham5302
    @nastyham5302 Před 2 lety +1

    Where aw the junkies ?

  • @sarribel
    @sarribel Před 2 lety +1

    One of Britain's mightiest cities.

  • @zainahmad8135
    @zainahmad8135 Před 2 lety +1

    From 1777 onwards as the population started to significantly rise, what caused this inflation of people? Were people having more children or lots of people migrating?

    • @akeel_1701
      @akeel_1701 Před rokem

      Glasgow was famous for its shipbuilding industry back in the day and there was a massive influx of people looking for work, particularly from Ireland

  • @texscot50
    @texscot50 Před 2 lety +1

    Why did the population drop so much in the early 60s?

    • @jamescorey5532
      @jamescorey5532 Před 2 lety +4

      slum clearance to build a nice shiney motorway right through the city the Government of the day had a plan to rid Glasgow of all inhabitants and turn it into some kind of giant stockbroker land

    • @williamf4544
      @williamf4544 Před 2 lety +1

      They got called the Glasgow overspill - ended up in towns all over Scotland - but they brought with them their Glasgow humour and good heartedness so it wasnt a bad thing

    • @texscot50
      @texscot50 Před 2 lety

      @@williamf4544 duh, that's when we moved when I was 10,1963. Only from Dennistoun to Kingspark, so still in Glasgow to but the buildings were coming down by

    • @williamf4544
      @williamf4544 Před 2 lety

      @@texscot50 Kings park is nice your mam and dad got a good deal

  • @Paul630sqdrn
    @Paul630sqdrn Před 2 lety

    We visited Glasgow’s few weeks ago and we have to say it was a disappointment , we decided to catch the train to Edinburgh one day and the contrast was really (better) noticeable, Glasgow didn’t seem any different to any other City in the UK at the moment ,lots of illegal’s in the cafe’s , beggars on the streets , buildings falling into disrepair, lots of litter ,it really wasn’t the place we had grown up to expect .

    • @williamf4544
      @williamf4544 Před 2 lety +3

      So you prefer the fake McDisney Edinburgh finely tuned to enthral and rip of the tourists fair enough to each their own - i much prefer the gritty what you see is what you getness of Glasgow - as us Glaswegian say Edinburgh is all fur coat and no knickers

    • @Paul630sqdrn
      @Paul630sqdrn Před 2 lety

      @@williamf4544 no offence intended.

    • @williamf4544
      @williamf4544 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Paul630sqdrn None taken sir - to be fair it is a bit of a rubbish dump in places - we are so used to it we dont see it as others might

    • @tonightsbiggestgamer7078
      @tonightsbiggestgamer7078 Před 2 lety

      there is a massive puddle of shit on the floor and it was not me i swear

  • @raoulduke344
    @raoulduke344 Před 2 lety

    Govan being made to join the city in 1912 certainly boosted the size and population of Glasgow. (Yes, Rangers weren’t always a Glasgow team).

  • @jamesbeaton7010
    @jamesbeaton7010 Před 2 lety

    The population post 1950 went a bit mad, I dont think the current population is over 1,500,000.??!!

  • @johnlee5423
    @johnlee5423 Před 2 lety

    Over 16 million people live in Glasgow

  • @Dunno1999
    @Dunno1999 Před 2 lety

    Ah the birthplace of Scrooge McDuck

  • @jamesmitchell9201
    @jamesmitchell9201 Před 2 lety +1

    Was so much nicer back then by the looks of it and bow its just full of one way streets,cars and homeless people with immigrants begging everywhere you look.

  • @camillomorlotti5388
    @camillomorlotti5388 Před 2 lety +2

    Glasgow has lost its character. Its just like a ghost town now or a Hollywood set.. If fore fathers had know bout keeping old buildings and refurbishment. It would have been one of best in UK. Now empty shops and looks well worn such a shame