Buildings saved for the city

Glasgow Building Preservation Trust has mounted Glasgow Restored to mark its 30th anniversary.

The photographs by University of the West of Scotland students Ross Campbell and David Barz showcase the many historic buildings the Trust has saved.

Ross, 25, from Lenzie, and David, 20, from Kilmarnock, spent the summer crisscrossing the city to photograph a wide range of structures, ranging from the Tron Steeple and the Briggait to the Stewart Memorial Fountain in Kelvingrove Park and old blue police boxes.

The exhibition also includes pictures of Hutchesons' Hall, St Andrew's in the Square, the Tobacco Merchant's House in Miller Street, Lion Chambers, St Vincent Street Church, St Frances Church, Townhead Spire, the Pearce Institute, Kirkhaven Church, Gartnavel Royal Hospital Chapel, Castlemilk Stables and Hutchesontown Public Library.

The exhibition, at The Lighthouse in Mitchell Lane, is open to the public and runs until October 30.

Trust vice chairman Pat Chalmers said: "This is a landmark year for us and this exhibition celebrates three decades of building conservation.

"City of Glasgow College and its precursors and the GBPT have had a long fruitful relationship over the last three decades which is why it is most fitting that this exhibition, delivered by students of the college, articulates the achievements of the Trust.

"If it was not for the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, many of these buildings would have had to go.

"The photographic exhibition, which spans 30 years of restoration activity in the city, will showcase and celebrates the many historic buildings Glasgow Building Preservation Trust has been involved with since 1982."

"The Trust, which is a not-for-profit organisation, was set up to rescue, repair and restore historic buildings of architectural merit in Glasgow and the surrounding area, which through neglect or abuse may otherwise be lost."

vivienne.nicoll@ eveningtimes.co.uk