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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 3d

We discovered a photo of artist Hilda Goldwag in our collection and indentified the painting she’s working on!

A refugee from Vienna in the 1930s, she became an important figure in Scottish art. Her story reminds us of the creativity and resilience migrants bring to our culture.

➡️ mbht.org.uk/blog

Photograph of a lady painting along the canal. She is giving the back to the photographer and she is wearing a bucket hat and a brown waterproof coat. Next to her on the right there's an open shopping trolley and in front of her a tripod with a large canvas on top where she is painting on.

Abstract painting of the canal. The canal water is in the middle of the painting and a red row of presumably houses reflects on the water. In the foreground there's some green vegetation.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 8d

The Halls are proof that heritage isn’t always something you can pick up or move, sometimes it’s the very space where history happens.

What part of Maryhill’s heritage are you most proud of?

#MightyObjects @scottishmuseums.bsky.social

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 8d

It’s #ScottishMuseumsDay and we’re shining a light on our mightiest ‘object’: Maryhill Burgh Halls!

Opened in 1878 as the civic home of the old Burgh, they are more than just a building. They’ve seen generations of Maryhill life, from council decisions to community dances.

Photo of Maryhill Burgh Halls in the sun. A Victorian building developed onto two floors. A doors n the middle, two windows on each side and 5 windows on the top floor.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 10d

Do you remember this?

A striking moment in Maryhill’s history: the Roxy Cinema being demolished as the new Wyndford high flats rose behind it. Scenes like this remind us how quickly familiar places can be reshaped by redevelopment.

See more at our exhibition:
📆 Mon–Fri, 10am–5pm

📸 David Holgate

Photograph of Maryhill Road with cars and a green and orange bus passing by. In the back, a building (The Roxy) is being demolished whilst in the background scaffolding are surrounding one of the Wyndford towers which is being built.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 18d

📸Ronald McIvor

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 18d

Can you tell where this photo was taken? 🚂

Maryhill has changed a lot since the 1960s and this spot looks very different today!

See it at our exhibition 'A Visual Stroll Through Maryhill', with more photos and objects from our collection.

📆 Mon–Fri, 10am–5pm

Photograph of a railway station with tenements in the background. A train is coming toward us.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 21d

Looking for something to do?

As part of Glasgow Doors Open Days, the 'A Visual Stroll Through Maryhill' exhibition is open!

✨Today until 4pm
✨Tomorrow, 11am-4pm

Maryhill’s past on display: photos, objects and cinefilm from the Burgh Halls collection.

🏛️Tours of the building at 11am and 2pm.

Photo of a wall of the exhibition. The title is blue on the right and four photos are on the left.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 25d

What will Glasgow look like in the future? That’s the big question behind this year’s Doors Open Days Festival.

To explore it, we’ve gone back in time to see how some people once imagined Maryhill’s future. Some ideas vanished, others reshaped the city we know today.

➡️Read more: mbht.org.uk/blog

Photo of 1967 kelvindock looking toward maryhill cross. Foreground is the canal with abandoned boat and in the back a line of tenements with the Kelvin Dock pub on the far right corner. Smoke is coming out one of the boats.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 26d

It’s Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival this weekend and we’re taking part!

🖼️ A Visual Stroll Through Maryhill exhibition

👣 Women’s History Walk tinyurl.com/mbhww25

✨ Building Tours tinyurl.com/mbhdod

All free & everyone welcome!

Flyer about the exhibition. In the background a snap of some old photos on display and in foreground: A Stroll Through Maryhill
Exhibition, A glimpse into Maryhill’s changing face, captured in photographs, objects and cinefilm footage, Weekdays, 10am-5pm, Saturday at 10am-4pm, Sunday, 11am-4pm.

Flyer about the Women's Walk. In the background a picture of the sunny walk with Anabel on the left and other women standing listening to her. On the foreground: Women’s History Walk, Join Anabel Marsh for a walk along the canal and learn about some incredible women who made history in Maryhill, Saturday 20th at 10am

Flyer about the tours. In the background a group of people are looking up while listening to a lady in red talking. on the foreground: Tours of the Building, Curious about local history? Discover the hidden histories of Maryhill Burgh Halls, the civic heart of the old burgh, and its famous Victorian stained glass panels., Thu, 11am & Fri, 2pm, Sat-Sun, 11am & 2pm

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Sep 10

✨Our new exhibition is open!✨

Photos, objects and cinefilm on display representing Maryhill’s past.

Much of our collection comes from local people, helping us keep Maryhill’s story alive.

📆 Open Mon–Fri and next weekend for Doors Open Days.

Blue flyer of exhibition. At the top the title 'A stroll through Maryhill: Snapshots from the MBH Collection'. In the middle a photograph of Ruchill Bridge with a truck on it. Below: Open now until 17th December, Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, 'Free exhibition' and our address 10-24 Gairbraid Avenue, G20 8YE.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are very happy to be back with another Maryhill Women's History Walk for Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival.

📆Saturday 20th September
⏰10am-12pm

Booking is essential as the event it's quite popular.
➡️ tinyurl.com/mbhww25

Doors Open Days: Maryhill Women's History Walk with Anabel Marsh

Heiress, mill worker, Suffragette: learn how Maryhill’s women made history.

tinyurl.com

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Aug 28

An old key is getting a careful clean 🧽✨

It's nearly ready to take its place in our displays at Maryhill Burgh Halls. Any ideas what it opened?

Stay tuned to find out!

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Aug 15

Ever noticed the carved faces watching over Maryhill Road from the Burgh Halls?

Sculpted by Charles B. Grassby, we don’t actually know who they’re meant to be.

Any guesses: local figures, mythical characters, or just the sculptor’s imagination?

Collage of carved faced that are on the facade of Maryhill Burgh Halls.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Aug 7

#DoorsOpenDays is nearly here, and it’s got us thinking back to 2004, one of our first ever.

The Trust hadn’t even formed yet but our Hunter set up a display sharing the vision for what the Halls could become.

Do you remember when the Main Hall looked like this?

We’ll be back again this year😍

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Aug 1

🌟Trustees!🌟

Our board is predominantly male, and we’re keen to broaden the range of voices around the table. We especially encourage women, non-binary people, and others with backgrounds or experiences which are underrepresented in community leadership.

More info www.mbht.org.uk/join-the-board

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Burgh Halls have been here a long time, and we know many of you have too.

Got a memory that’s stuck with you? A shop, a street, a tiny moment?

We’d love to hear it: one word or a wee story.

Might share a few over the next few days.

📸Photo by George Ward

Photograph taken from the aqueduct over Maryhill Rd, looking down toward the Burgh Halls. The street is in the middle with old cars running by. On the right there's some greenery and on the left stand tenement flats preceded by the ad for a Strongbow beer.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jul 22

🌟 Join Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust as a trustee! 🌟

Help shape the future of this vital local hub. No board experience needed, just passion.

We’d love folks with skills in buildings, fundraising, history, comms, HR & more.

👉More info at www.mbht.org.uk/join-the-board

Photograph of Maryhill Burgh Halls. On the foreground you read 'We are recruiting new Trustees. Shape the future of Maryhill Burgh Halls'

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jul 16

A tram on Maryhill Road, once a familiar sight across Glasgow. This postcard captures an ordinary moment that now feels distant.

Recognise where it was taken?

🚊 Drop your guesses and share any tram memories.

Black and white photograph of the tram number 13. It travels in the middle of Maryhill Road. In the background, there's a familiar landmark of a church as well as 1-story-high shops. There is a second tram following and a handful of people waking along the pavement.

Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jul 7

Was Maryhill really named after a real person?

Yes! Mary Hill lived here in the 1700s on the Gairbraid Estate and helped shape what would become this community.

Her life holds some mystery, but her legacy is written into the name and fabric of the place.

📖 www.mbht.org.uk/mary-hill

Black and white photo. In the background is Gairbraid House, a square Georgian building. In foreground, a black silhouette of a woman from the time of Mary Hill and her signature.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jun 18

Pride Month is a chance to celebrate diversity and remind each other that inclusion matters, every day of the year.

We’re proud to be part of the LGBTI Rainbow Mark, which recognises spaces that welcome and support LGBTQ+ people across Scotland.

Everyone is welcome at Maryhill Burgh Halls.

Photograph of Maryhill Burgh Halls. The background is the LGBTQ+ flag. in the middle 'ALL WELCOME'

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jun 16

In the background: portrait by Ann Vance (2018) from the collection of @govanhillbaths.bsky.social

Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jun 16

The Jessie Stephen exhibition is now closed.

Huge thanks to @glasgowgallivanter.bsky.social, who researched and wrote the exhibition with such care, her love for Jessie shone through. 💜

It’s been a brilliant few weeks. Thanks to everyone who came, shared, and connected with Jessie’s story.

Image with some of the feedback we got in the exhibition. The background photo is a close-up of Anne Vance's portrait of Jessie that was on display. In the foreground, 3 comments, all of one colour (green, white and purple).

1.Very interesting and informative. It is important that the role of working-class women in the suffrage movement is recognised and valued.

2.Wonderful exhibition! I feel delighted to have learned so much about Jessie, a truly incredible woman. We should all know about her!

3. This was a fantastic tribute to a powerful woman and inspiring activist. It is great to have preserved and exhibited her great life.

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jun 12

Admittedly, the music is a bit sad but we will miss not seeing Jessie every day! You have time until tomorrow at 5pm to see the Jessie Stephen exhibition, here at Maryhill Burgh Halls.

We are open Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jun 9

We’re getting ready to wrap up the Jessie Stephen exhibition. It closes this Friday 13th June. 💜

It’s been a joy to share her story. Still time for a visit if you haven’t made it along yet!

📍 Maryhill Burgh Halls | Mon–Fri, 10–5

Flyer of the Jessie Stephen exhibition with purple and green accent. Her portrait is in the middle of the picture. There's also a red banner in the middle above it that says 'CLOSING FRIDAY'

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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · Jun 3

We got the loveliest surprise last week! This drawing of Jessie Stephen by local artist (and friend!) Jo Sunshine 🌈

We’ll be keeping it in the archive as part of Jessie’s growing story here.

Not long left now to catch the exhibition!
📍 Maryhill Burgh Halls
🗓️ Mon–Fri, 10am–5pm | ends 13 June

Photograph of smiling volunteer John holding Jo Sunshine's drawing in front of the Jessie Stephen exhibition. The drawing is colourful with green and purple accents.

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