Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
@gbptrust.bsky.social
GBPT is a charity that works to rescue, repair and restore historic buildings at risk across Glasgow. Established 1982. Organisers of @Glasgowdodf since 1990.
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust is proud to join over 16,000 employers across the UK to be part of the Living Wage movement.
Find out how you can join in the Living Wage Week celebrations here: lnkd.in/dV9bc9k
#LivingWageWeek #GBPT @livingwagescotland.bsky.social
Find out how you can join in the Living Wage Week celebrations here: lnkd.in/dV9bc9k
#LivingWageWeek #GBPT @livingwagescotland.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust is proud to join over 16,000 employers across the UK to be part of the Living Wage movement.
Find out how you can join in the Living Wage Week celebrations here: lnkd.in/dV9bc9k
#LivingWageWeek #GBPT @livingwagescotland.bsky.social
Find out how you can join in the Living Wage Week celebrations here: lnkd.in/dV9bc9k
#LivingWageWeek #GBPT @livingwagescotland.bsky.social
It’s officially #LivingWageWeek and we are delighted to to announce that GBPT is now Living Wage accredited employer!
Living Wage Week is a national initiative to celebrate the power and progress of the real Living Wage movement which has benefited nearly half a million employees in the UK.
Living Wage Week is a national initiative to celebrate the power and progress of the real Living Wage movement which has benefited nearly half a million employees in the UK.
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
It’s officially #LivingWageWeek and we are delighted to to announce that GBPT is now Living Wage accredited employer!
Living Wage Week is a national initiative to celebrate the power and progress of the real Living Wage movement which has benefited nearly half a million employees in the UK.
Living Wage Week is a national initiative to celebrate the power and progress of the real Living Wage movement which has benefited nearly half a million employees in the UK.
🎤 Talks Programme Announcement!
We’ll be welcoming Niall Murphy, Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust for his fascinating talk:
🗣️ Glasgow – The Evolution of a City
📍 Festival Hub at the ARC, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, G11 6EW
🕢 Friday 19 September, 7.30–8pm
We’ll be welcoming Niall Murphy, Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust for his fascinating talk:
🗣️ Glasgow – The Evolution of a City
📍 Festival Hub at the ARC, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, G11 6EW
🕢 Friday 19 September, 7.30–8pm
September 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🎤 Talks Programme Announcement!
We’ll be welcoming Niall Murphy, Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust for his fascinating talk:
🗣️ Glasgow – The Evolution of a City
📍 Festival Hub at the ARC, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, G11 6EW
🕢 Friday 19 September, 7.30–8pm
We’ll be welcoming Niall Murphy, Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust for his fascinating talk:
🗣️ Glasgow – The Evolution of a City
📍 Festival Hub at the ARC, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, G11 6EW
🕢 Friday 19 September, 7.30–8pm
🌟We are delighted to announce that GBPT has been awarded £15K from the Pilgrim Trust’s Preservation & Conservation grant towards the redevelopment of Whitevale Baths.
Having lain empty since 2004, GBPT are working to restore the building and create a new home for the children’s charity PEEK.
Having lain empty since 2004, GBPT are working to restore the building and create a new home for the children’s charity PEEK.
August 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🌟We are delighted to announce that GBPT has been awarded £15K from the Pilgrim Trust’s Preservation & Conservation grant towards the redevelopment of Whitevale Baths.
Having lain empty since 2004, GBPT are working to restore the building and create a new home for the children’s charity PEEK.
Having lain empty since 2004, GBPT are working to restore the building and create a new home for the children’s charity PEEK.
🏆 We are thrilled to announce that #GBPT have been shortlisted for the Heritage Champion Award in this year’s Inspiring City Awards!
The Herald and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to reinstate the awards with the ceremony taking place on the 8th Sep.
Find out more: lnkd.in/esU-9dzJ
The Herald and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to reinstate the awards with the ceremony taking place on the 8th Sep.
Find out more: lnkd.in/esU-9dzJ
August 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🏆 We are thrilled to announce that #GBPT have been shortlisted for the Heritage Champion Award in this year’s Inspiring City Awards!
The Herald and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to reinstate the awards with the ceremony taking place on the 8th Sep.
Find out more: lnkd.in/esU-9dzJ
The Herald and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to reinstate the awards with the ceremony taking place on the 8th Sep.
Find out more: lnkd.in/esU-9dzJ
Today: ‘Sauchiehall Street to Seven Lochs: A Sensory History of Glasgow Wetlands’ 🌾
Find out about the surprising links between this bustling city centre street and Scotland’s largest urban heritage and nature park.
🕕 6—7.30pm
📍 199 Sauchiehall St
🎟️ lnkd.in/eVwdY5ER
#NotToBeSniffedAt #GBPT
Find out about the surprising links between this bustling city centre street and Scotland’s largest urban heritage and nature park.
🕕 6—7.30pm
📍 199 Sauchiehall St
🎟️ lnkd.in/eVwdY5ER
#NotToBeSniffedAt #GBPT
April 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Today: ‘Sauchiehall Street to Seven Lochs: A Sensory History of Glasgow Wetlands’ 🌾
Find out about the surprising links between this bustling city centre street and Scotland’s largest urban heritage and nature park.
🕕 6—7.30pm
📍 199 Sauchiehall St
🎟️ lnkd.in/eVwdY5ER
#NotToBeSniffedAt #GBPT
Find out about the surprising links between this bustling city centre street and Scotland’s largest urban heritage and nature park.
🕕 6—7.30pm
📍 199 Sauchiehall St
🎟️ lnkd.in/eVwdY5ER
#NotToBeSniffedAt #GBPT
👃🏼🧠 Join us for ‘The Language of Scent: How Smells Speak to Memory and Emotion’ – an interactive event exploring the relationship between scent, culture, and perception. Part of #NotToBeSniffedAt: An Aromatic History of Sauchiehall Street.
🗓️ 24 April, 6pm
More info: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
🗓️ 24 April, 6pm
More info: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
April 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
👃🏼🧠 Join us for ‘The Language of Scent: How Smells Speak to Memory and Emotion’ – an interactive event exploring the relationship between scent, culture, and perception. Part of #NotToBeSniffedAt: An Aromatic History of Sauchiehall Street.
🗓️ 24 April, 6pm
More info: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
🗓️ 24 April, 6pm
More info: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
Join us this Saturday for the official launch of ‘Not to Be Sniffed At: An Aromatic History of Sauchiehall Street’, Come along and explore the olfactive history of the street and learn about the art of scent making.
🗓️ 19 April, 12noon
📍 Edward House
Find out more: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
🗓️ 19 April, 12noon
📍 Edward House
Find out more: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
April 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Join us this Saturday for the official launch of ‘Not to Be Sniffed At: An Aromatic History of Sauchiehall Street’, Come along and explore the olfactive history of the street and learn about the art of scent making.
🗓️ 19 April, 12noon
📍 Edward House
Find out more: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
🗓️ 19 April, 12noon
📍 Edward House
Find out more: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
(1/2) Coming soon: ‘Not To Be Sniffed At’: An aromatic history of Sauchiehall Street
Follow your nose to Sauchiehall Street for this immersive exhibition on scent and memory - a collaboration between Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and perfumer Clara Weale.
Follow your nose to Sauchiehall Street for this immersive exhibition on scent and memory - a collaboration between Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and perfumer Clara Weale.
April 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
(1/2) Coming soon: ‘Not To Be Sniffed At’: An aromatic history of Sauchiehall Street
Follow your nose to Sauchiehall Street for this immersive exhibition on scent and memory - a collaboration between Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and perfumer Clara Weale.
Follow your nose to Sauchiehall Street for this immersive exhibition on scent and memory - a collaboration between Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and perfumer Clara Weale.
(1/2) 🚨 Last chance to apply! 🚨
Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is looking for a dynamic Festival Manager to lead the 2025 edition of the city's biggest celebration of architecture, heritage, and community.
Applications close on tomorrow, 12noon – don’t miss out!
Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is looking for a dynamic Festival Manager to lead the 2025 edition of the city's biggest celebration of architecture, heritage, and community.
Applications close on tomorrow, 12noon – don’t miss out!
April 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
(1/2) 🚨 Last chance to apply! 🚨
Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is looking for a dynamic Festival Manager to lead the 2025 edition of the city's biggest celebration of architecture, heritage, and community.
Applications close on tomorrow, 12noon – don’t miss out!
Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is looking for a dynamic Festival Manager to lead the 2025 edition of the city's biggest celebration of architecture, heritage, and community.
Applications close on tomorrow, 12noon – don’t miss out!
(2/2) While you are here, you still have till 4 April to apply for our Festival Manager position. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone looking to shape and develop one of Scotland’s best loved community heritage festival.
📩 Find out more on our website: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
📩 Find out more on our website: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
April 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
(2/2) While you are here, you still have till 4 April to apply for our Festival Manager position. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone looking to shape and develop one of Scotland’s best loved community heritage festival.
📩 Find out more on our website: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
📩 Find out more on our website: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
🗝️ There is still one week to apply for our Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival Manager Position.
Interested in crafting unforgettable experiences, fostering community engagement, and celebrating Glasgow's rich cultural heritage?
See our job pack for more info: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
#ApplyNow
Interested in crafting unforgettable experiences, fostering community engagement, and celebrating Glasgow's rich cultural heritage?
See our job pack for more info: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
#ApplyNow
March 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🗝️ There is still one week to apply for our Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival Manager Position.
Interested in crafting unforgettable experiences, fostering community engagement, and celebrating Glasgow's rich cultural heritage?
See our job pack for more info: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
#ApplyNow
Interested in crafting unforgettable experiences, fostering community engagement, and celebrating Glasgow's rich cultural heritage?
See our job pack for more info: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
#ApplyNow
(1/3) ☀️We are hiring: Festival Manager
Enthusiastic about events? Ready to make a mark on Glasgow's cultural heritage scene? Glasgow Doors Open Days wants YOU as our new Festival Manager!
Enthusiastic about events? Ready to make a mark on Glasgow's cultural heritage scene? Glasgow Doors Open Days wants YOU as our new Festival Manager!
March 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(1/3) ☀️We are hiring: Festival Manager
Enthusiastic about events? Ready to make a mark on Glasgow's cultural heritage scene? Glasgow Doors Open Days wants YOU as our new Festival Manager!
Enthusiastic about events? Ready to make a mark on Glasgow's cultural heritage scene? Glasgow Doors Open Days wants YOU as our new Festival Manager!
It was a pleasure to connect with a cohort of over 20 heritage organisations representing Heritage Development Trust’s from Kent to north east Scotland.
We are thoroughly looking forward to hosting the next HDT gathering in Glasgow this April.
Find out more about the HDT programme: lnkd.in/dV_7K-8
We are thoroughly looking forward to hosting the next HDT gathering in Glasgow this April.
Find out more about the HDT programme: lnkd.in/dV_7K-8
February 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It was a pleasure to connect with a cohort of over 20 heritage organisations representing Heritage Development Trust’s from Kent to north east Scotland.
We are thoroughly looking forward to hosting the next HDT gathering in Glasgow this April.
Find out more about the HDT programme: lnkd.in/dV_7K-8
We are thoroughly looking forward to hosting the next HDT gathering in Glasgow this April.
Find out more about the HDT programme: lnkd.in/dV_7K-8
We enjoyed an action packed two days exploring development success stories across Leicester and were particularly inspired by the transformative public realm improvements delivered by the Greyfriars Townscape Initiative.
February 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We enjoyed an action packed two days exploring development success stories across Leicester and were particularly inspired by the transformative public realm improvements delivered by the Greyfriars Townscape Initiative.
A huge thank you to the team at Leicester City Council, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and @archhfund.org.uk for hosting us as part of the Leicester #HeritageDevelopmentTrust (HDT) gathering.
February 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A huge thank you to the team at Leicester City Council, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and @archhfund.org.uk for hosting us as part of the Leicester #HeritageDevelopmentTrust (HDT) gathering.
The exhibition explores people’s reasons for starting a new life in Glasgow, interactions with local people, appreciation for Scotland, the culture shock, changing identities, challenges, contributions and hopes for the future.
‘Ye Awright Pal?’ runs till 2 Feb
‘Ye Awright Pal?’ runs till 2 Feb
January 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The exhibition explores people’s reasons for starting a new life in Glasgow, interactions with local people, appreciation for Scotland, the culture shock, changing identities, challenges, contributions and hopes for the future.
‘Ye Awright Pal?’ runs till 2 Feb
‘Ye Awright Pal?’ runs till 2 Feb
‘Ye Awright Pal?’, an immersive new exhibition by #MigrantVoice opened last night at the New Glasgow Society. The exhibition features drawings by 100+ migrants living in Glasgow platforming their stories of moving to a new place, both uplifting and sad.
January 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
‘Ye Awright Pal?’, an immersive new exhibition by #MigrantVoice opened last night at the New Glasgow Society. The exhibition features drawings by 100+ migrants living in Glasgow platforming their stories of moving to a new place, both uplifting and sad.
(2/2) Rescued from the Clyde in 2017, the original tiles had weathered the decades when pollution levels from coal smoke in the city were highest. A ‘tide line’ where surfaces had been exposed to the sooty air can clearly be seen, a record of Glasgow’s coal burning past.
January 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(2/2) Rescued from the Clyde in 2017, the original tiles had weathered the decades when pollution levels from coal smoke in the city were highest. A ‘tide line’ where surfaces had been exposed to the sooty air can clearly be seen, a record of Glasgow’s coal burning past.
(1/2) 💎Treasures come in an all shapes and sizes…
To mark #HeritageTreasures day, we are showcasing an original 1905 tile from the West Boathouse, a building brought back to life by GBPT in 2022 with the support of @HeritageFundUK.
To mark #HeritageTreasures day, we are showcasing an original 1905 tile from the West Boathouse, a building brought back to life by GBPT in 2022 with the support of @HeritageFundUK.
January 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(1/2) 💎Treasures come in an all shapes and sizes…
To mark #HeritageTreasures day, we are showcasing an original 1905 tile from the West Boathouse, a building brought back to life by GBPT in 2022 with the support of @HeritageFundUK.
To mark #HeritageTreasures day, we are showcasing an original 1905 tile from the West Boathouse, a building brought back to life by GBPT in 2022 with the support of @HeritageFundUK.
🦋Hello Bluesky!
We’re Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, a charity dedicated to rescuing, repairing, restoring and rehabilitating historic buildings at risk across the city. We work in partnership with others to give redundant buildings a new purpose and return them to their communities.
We’re Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, a charity dedicated to rescuing, repairing, restoring and rehabilitating historic buildings at risk across the city. We work in partnership with others to give redundant buildings a new purpose and return them to their communities.
January 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🦋Hello Bluesky!
We’re Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, a charity dedicated to rescuing, repairing, restoring and rehabilitating historic buildings at risk across the city. We work in partnership with others to give redundant buildings a new purpose and return them to their communities.
We’re Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, a charity dedicated to rescuing, repairing, restoring and rehabilitating historic buildings at risk across the city. We work in partnership with others to give redundant buildings a new purpose and return them to their communities.