THE West End is a visual feast and a paradise for Glaswegians and tourists alike. Stunning Victorian architecture, acres of beautiful leafy parkland and a lively, trendy shopping area give the area its unique feel.
TO conclude our comprehensive look at the West End - it's people, buildings, industry, developments - IAIN LUNDY took a walk along its streets and found a few hidden gems, as well as rediscovering the landmarks which make the area a magnet for so many people
THE West End is a visual feast and a paradise for Glaswegians and tourists alike. Stunning Victorian architecture, acres of beautiful leafy parkland and a lively, trendy shopping area give the area its unique feel.
There is a lot to do and see - including some hidden gems - and on the final day of our West End series we take a tour of the places that make the area special.
KELVINGROVE PARK
A haven of wildlife since it was created in 1852 as the original West End park by Sir Joseph Paxton, head gardener at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.
The bandstand, added in 1924, hosted many well-attended concerts but fell victim to neglect. The park is popular with joggers, students and families who use the walkways and play areas.
Poet Thomas Lyle wrote "Let us haste to kelvin grove bonnie lassie O" - about young lovers meeting there.
KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM
This is Scotland's premier museum, the most visited free attraction in the country and the most visited museum in the UK outside London. Two million people a year cross the threshold.
Built of red sandstone in a Spanish Baroque style, it was opened in 1901. It underwent a £28million refurbishment a few years ago and has knocked Edinburgh Castle off the top of Scotland's tourist attraction league table.
THE TRANSPORT MUSEUM
Part of the Kelvin Hall building, it attracts more than half a million visitors a year.
It has only been at that location since 1987 and will be moving to a new custom built home - the Riverside Museum - at the confluence of the Kelvin and the Clyde next year.
KELVIN HALL
Famed for its Christmas circuses it was built as a temporary structure for the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition.
It has been used as a boxing venue, an exhibition centre, hosted a Billy Graham convention and as a concert hall. The Kinks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John and Mike Oldfield have all played there.
BOTANIC GARDENS
The park was created in 1817 and has the striking Kibble Palace, a cast-iron glasshouse filled with exotic plants.
The old Botanic Gardens railway station - the subject of a failed nightclub plan two years ago - lies derelict in a corner of the park.
VICTORIA PARK
Another stunning area of parkland in Whiteinch, the park has a large duck pond and is home to Fossil Grove.
In 1887 fossil trees were uncovered while the park was being created. They are a mind-boggling 330million years old. It is a site of special scientific interest.
WEST OF SCOTLAND CRICKET GROUND
The Hamilton Crescent ground in Partick has a special claim to fame. Before Brazil got its hands on "the beautiful game", this was the site of the world's first football international on November 30, 1872.
Four thousand spectators watched Scotland and England draw 0-0. A plaque commemorates the occasion.
ANNIESLAND TOWER
Dominating the skyline at Anniesland Cross, the 24-storey residential tower built in 1968 is the tallest listed building in Scotland.
PARK CIRCUS
Designed by architect Charles Wilson in the mid-1800s on Woodlands Hill overlooking Kelvingrove Park, it became one of the city's most desirable addresses.
The Macfarlane family, who owned the Saracen Foundry in Possilpark, lived at No22. It became the city's Italian consulate, was refurbished in 1990 and is now the Glasgow Registry Office.
LOBEY DOSSER
A West End attraction for which the Evening Times can claim credit. In 1944 the paper used the cartoons of Bud Neill telling of the adventures of Lobey Dosser, the Sheriff of Calton Creek, his two-legged horse El Fideldo and the evil Rank Bajin.
The stories gained a cult following and the statue, opposite the Halt Bar on Woodlands Road, was erected in 1992.
LISMORE BAR (LIOS MOR)
At the heart of Glasgow's Gaelic quarter, the Lismore is an institution and contains stained glass windows depicting scenes from the Highland Clearances.
The urinals in the gents' toilets contain the names of Highland landlords who evicted people.
 VICTORIA PARK |  KELVINGROVE |  PARK CIRCUS | ||
 LISMORE BAR |  TRANSPORT MUSEUM |  KELVIN HALL |
