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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jun 1

Mea culpa 😢! Yes, I need to start posting here once again. I got frustrated because I couldn’t set up and save posts in advance (which meant waking up earlier at a time I was pretty sleep deprived) and it wouldn’t let me upload videos. I’m sure there’s a way around it though!

a cartoon character is holding a sign that says sorry .

Alt: This is Stitch, a blue coloured alien cartoon character who is holding a sign that says sorry.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Feb 4

Just want to express my congratulations to the Old Glasgow Club on the Lord Provost’s unveiling of their blue plaque commemorating both the final service in the much missed St Enoch’s Church, which was demolished in 1925, and the 125th anniversary of the founding of the club 🎉👍!

This is Glasgow’s Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren giving her speech at the start of the unveiling ceremony for the Old Glasgow Club plaque. The plaque is mounted on the south elevation of James Miller’s red sandstone Scottish Baronial entrance to the Glasgow Subway.

This is Glasgow’s Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren starting the unveiling of the Old Glasgow Club plaque which is still concealed by a draped cloth. The plaque is mounted on the south elevation of James Miller’s red sandstone Scottish Baronial entrance to the Glasgow Subway.

This is Glasgow’s Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren having unveiled the Old Glasgow Club plaque with the draped cloth now removed. The plaque is mounted on the south elevation of James Miller’s red sandstone Scottish Baronial entrance to the Glasgow Subway.

This is the blue plaque commemorating both the final service in the much missed St Enoch’s Church, which was demolished in 1925, and the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Old Glasgow Club.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 23

So folks, @glasgowheritage.bsky.social is looking for a new Finance Manager, details below👇👀! We’re a small and friendly team working at the heart of #Glasgow’s heritage. So if that appeals to you, please get in touch 😉👍!
www.glasgowheritage.org.uk/vacancy-fina...

Vacancy: Finance Manager - Glasgow City Heritage Trust

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Trainee Building Inspector to join our team. This new entry-level role will provide training and mentorship to someone starting out in their career w...

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 23

#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: The Apple Store on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street. Where the cool retro slick International Style interior out of 2001: A Space Odyssey meets architect David Hamilton’s warm blonde sandstone enclosure of Georgian classical elegance 🥰!

This is a photograph of the St Vincent Street elevation of what was the Western Club on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street. It is now Glasgow’s Apple Store. Through the two arched windows you can see the cool retro slick International Style interior, which references the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, and how it contrasts with the warm blonde sandstone enclosure of Georgian classical elegance by architect David Hamilton.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 21

Er… oops 🤦‍♂️🤭!

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 21

😆! I’ll need to check that out…

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 21

#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: Working with sculptor Benno Schotz, architect Graham Henderson created this powerful granite door case with shield for the Bank of Scotland’s 235 Sauchiehall Street. I’m glad the banking hall is now up for sale as the unsightly detritus behind the gate can be removed 🤔!

Working with sculptor Benno Schotz, architect Graham Henderson created for the Bank of Scotland’s 235 Sauchiehall Street branch, this powerful interwar granite door case with a bronze shield set deep within a larger blonde sandstone arch. Note how all that is left of the columns around the arch are the bases just keeking out of the sandstone stonework above the granite and marble base. The banking hall is now up for sale so hopefully the detritus trapped behind the elegant cast iron gate can be removed.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 20

So I also want to thank everyone who has sponsored me to date as it means a lot and is really appreciated. And, if you want to do likewise, especially as it’s for a great cause, you can find my @JustGiving page and progress updates here 👀👇😉👍! 2/2
www.justgiving.com/page/niall-m...

Niall's fundraiser for NSPCC

Help Niall Murphy raise money to support NSPCC

www.justgiving.com

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 20

Here’s a wee update on my progress towards #LondonMarathon2025 to raise funds for the NSPCC. Having been training three nights last week, I did an enjoyable 11.3K run yesterday morning taking in Glasgow Green and the Clyde en route and got a PB in the 10K = go me🏃🎉😆👍! 1/2

This is an extract from my Strava page with Strava’s AI description of my latest run. The text is in black and red on a white background with a red bar below.

This is an extract from my Strava page showing the route I took for my latest run along with my distance, pace and the time I took.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 17

#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: Its amazing that construction on the Tolbooth Steeple with its open crown spire started 400 years ago! It is tragic the remainder of the Tolbooth was demolished but at least this survives and soon it will no longer be stuck on a traffic island 🤔🥰!

This is Glasgow’s Tolbooth Steeple with its open crown spire and blue and gold clock faces was built between 1625-7 by John Boyd, Master of Works. Here it is seen against the backdrop of an early dawn sky with orange clouds against pale blue. The modern residential building behind the steeple was influenced by the Paris based Peruvian architect Henri Ciriani.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 16

#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: The tower and domes of Glasgow’s City Chambers have a temple like feel when seen in the cool gloaming of a winter sunset 🌅🥰!

The stone tower and domes of Glasgow’s City Chambers seen in the cooling light of a winter sunset with a sky which segues from pale orange to cool blue.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 15

Indeed and also very charming!

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 15

#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: It is strange to think that the Robert Adamesque 52 Charlotte Street is the last surviving villa on what was arguably the most charming residential street in Glasgow. Sadly, this handsome Georgian relic is the only trace of that former splendour 😢!

This is the Robert Adamesque 52 Charlotte Street is the last surviving villa on what was arguably the most charming residential street in Glasgow. This handsomely proportioned pedimented Georgian sandstone relic is sadly the only trace of that former splendour and now looks over an open gap site in the city’s urban fabric.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 14

#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: I can see why George Wylie described it as “…an obsolete symbol of Empire” but I’m
totally intrigued by the detail and narrative on the Doulton Fountain on Glasgow Green. What is going on with the wee figures on top of the column behind ‘India’ 🤔?!

This is a detail from the vast terracotta Doulton Fountain originally erected for the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1888 but subsequently moved to Glasgow Green. It shows the ‘India’ sculptural grouping of an Indian couple symbolically representing Indian trades and virtues. In the foreground is St Mungo and the Glasgow Coat of Arms.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 13

#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: I love the junction between architect William Leiper’s Venetian Gothic facade of 1889 and architect George Boswell’s 1938 SE range at Templeton Carpet Factory. Though stylistically different, both are virtuoso examples of polychromatic brickwork 🥰!

This is the corner junction between architect William Leiper’s Venetian Gothic facade of 1889 and architect George Boswell’s 1938 SE range at Templeton Carpet Factory overlooking Glasgow Green in Glasgow’s East End. Though stylistically different, both facades are virtuoso examples of polychromatic brickwork displaying the joy the designers and bricklayers have taken in the different colours and patterns of brickwork. Though predominantly red brick, yellow, blue and green bricks are found throughout the patterns giving it a rainbow like appearance in places.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 12

😂!

Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 12

I’m in a much better place now (as is my family) and that’s why I’m doing this. Other people who went through this have not been so fortunate.

Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 12

I couldn’t agree more. I think Boarding Schools are wrong and are a relic from the 19th century which should be consigned to the dustbin of history. I suspect they damage children especially young children. Certainly my experience was a ‘Lord of the Flies’ one. It destroyed my childhood.

Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 12

I was sent aged 9 but there was a 6 year old in my boarding house. Who does that to their child? My parents were not from that kind of background but as they were working in Hong Kong and were intending to return to the U.K. thought it was the right thing to do. They bitterly regret it now…

Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 12

I’m doing this to tackle the shame and worthlessness I felt due to Adverse Childhood Experiences #ACEs at my school. So, if you want to sponsor me, and it’s for a great cause, you can find my Just Giving page and progress updates here 👀👇😉👍! 3/3
www.justgiving.com/page/niall-m...

Niall's fundraiser for NSPCC

Help Niall Murphy raise money to support NSPCC

www.justgiving.com

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 12

Over the last 18 months I have testified as a witness about my experience to both @ScottishCAI and at the #Edinburgh Sheriff Court. It wasn’t easy reliving it so now I want to turn it around into something positive and the #LondonMarathon is a great challenge for me! 2/3

This is a photograph of me, Niall Murphy, having just finished the Park Run which is held Elder Park in Glasgow’s Govan neighbourhood as part of my training for the London Marathon 2025. I’m a middle aged white man with close cropped silver beard and white hair and I’m wearing glasses. I’m dressed in navy blue joggers and a T shirt with grey and lime green trainers and I’m grinning if slightly out of breath having just finished the run. Behind me is the Elder Park pond and the monument to the ship builders. Beyond that is the huge new ship building shed at BAE Systems which is currently under construction.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 12

As a #BoardingSchoolSurvivor, I’m running the #LondonMarathon2025 to raise funds for @NSPCC as I don’t want any child to experience what I went through. Therefore, in a wee progress update I’ve just done my longest ever run 🏃🎉😊👍! 1/3
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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 10

#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: where Georgian meets Modernism = David Hamilton’s Nelson Monument of 1807 on Glasgow Green seen against the backdrop of RMJM’s Hutchesontown B flats of 1961. What a day…🥶🥰!

Georgian meets Modernism in Glasgow = David Hamilton’s Nelson Monument of 1807 on Glasgow Green seen against the backdrop of RMJM’s Hutchesontown B flats of 1961 across the frosty lawns of the green.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 10

I’m really proud of the new @GlasgowHeritage shopfront window which was done by the Design Practice BA(hons) students at City of Glasgow College & explores the theme of "The Greenest Building is the One That is Already Built". Want to know more👇👀 😊👍!
www.glasgowheritage.org.uk/gchts-window...

This is the new Glasgow City Heritage Trust shopfront window display which was done by the Design Practice BA(hons) students at City of Glasgow College. Using colourful thermal imaging and wooden cut outs of Glasgow’s tenements the display explores the theme of "The Greenest Building is the One That is Already Built". The window is signed by the students so their work is acknowledged.

This is an oblique view of the new Glasgow City Heritage Trust shopfront window display which was done by the Design Practice BA(hons) students at City of Glasgow College. Using colourful thermal imaging and wooden cut outs of Glasgow’s tenements the display explores the theme of "The Greenest Building is the One That is Already Built". The window is signed by the students so their work is acknowledged.

This is a detail of the new Glasgow City Heritage Trust shopfront window display which was done by the Design Practice BA(hons) students at City of Glasgow College. Using colourful thermal imaging and wooden cut outs of Glasgow’s tenements the backlit display explores the theme of "The Greenest Building is the One That is Already Built". The window includes QR Codes so passers-by can find out more information about the window display and its subject matter.

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Niall Murphy @murphyniallgla.bsky.social · Jan 9

#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: Spotted this delightful set of door handles at the corner entrance to William Leiper’s Sun Life Building at the corner of West George & Renfield Streets. The two putti are just the fantastic hint needed to set you up for the opulent space beyond 🥰!

This delightful set of brass door handles adorn the corner entrance to William Leiper’s Sun Life Building at the corner of West George & Renfield Streets in Glasgow’s city centre. The two putti are just the fantastic hint needed to set people up for the opulent space beyond.

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