Glasgow Building Preservation Trust

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 @gbptrust]

🎂 Happy 40th birthday GBPT🎂 - founded #OTD in 1982.

Rewind to 1970s/80s Glasgow and demolition was the order of the day. Large-scale regeneration and road-building programmes pushed ahead at breakneck speed.

A wee🧵...👇

#Glasgow #heritage

[GlasgowDoorsOpenDays @Glasgowdodf]

(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 Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

Could you be the next Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival Manager?

🚨Apply by 4 April
📩 https://t.co/j4xsW0OKxI

[GlasgowDoorsOpenDays @Glasgowdodf]

(1/2) ☀️With spring in the air, we have been looking back at fond memories of #GDODF 2024 and reminiscing about the magical open buildings, inspiring talks and captivating trails that took part.

#GDODF2025 #GlasgowJobs #FestivalManager
@CreativeScots

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

Join our team! Applications close on 4 April! 👇

[GlasgowDoorsOpenDays @Glasgowdodf]

🗝️ There is still one week to apply for our 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: https://t.co/MXIaEtg3XI

#ApplyNow

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

Work with us! 👋

[GlasgowDoorsOpenDays @Glasgowdodf]

(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!

[The National Lottery Heritage Fund @HeritageFundUK]

We're kicking off the day by announcing new funding to save seven lesser-known UK #HeritageTreasures! ✨

The projects span the UK from Bristol ➡️ Belfast and Edinburgh ➡️ Essex, protecting these at-risk heritage gems for future generations.

Read more! 👉 https://t.co/Jq7GKBbGPU

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

(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.

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

💎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.

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

📣 GBPT is now on Bluesky!

Why not start the year off by giving us a follow and keep up to date with all our latest news? Enjoy updates on our projects across the city and find out how you can get involved in supporting Glasgow’s built heritage.

➡️@gbptrust.bsky.social

[Scottish Archives @ScotsArchives]

It's here!

Today we launched the new Your Scottish Archives portal at: https://t.co/g4VCZOO5p8

This is the first stage of this exciting new resource for archivists and users of archives. Have a play and let us know what you think.

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

@ArchHFundScot

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

National Lottery turns 30!🤞

We are crossing our fingers with @ArchHFund today to celebrate the difference made by @HeritageFundUK players.

#ThanksToYou AHF is able to support #HeritageDevelopmentTrusts like GBPT bring our built heritage to life for communities across the UK.

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

@HeritageHanne Backatcha X

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

Huge congratulations to @HannekeHeritage on passing her PhD. It's been our pleasure and our privelege to work with you over the past 4 years.

Keep rollin' queen👑🛼. Catch up soon for a proper celebration!

@sgsah @StirHeritage @Blinkymanx @DrJennie_Morgan @SAVEBrit

[Scottish Archives @ScotsArchives]

Don't worry if you missed our webinar on Home Children last week as part of @Glasgowdodf as the recording is now available!

Thank you to everyone who came and those involved! @gbptrust @StrathGenealogy @LibraryArchives @GC_Archives

Watch it here: https://t.co/XUxleCPB33

[Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust]

#GBPT are delighted to be attending this year’s @HTNmembers conference in Dunfermline this weekend. We can’t wait to participate in the lively discussions and fascinating tours taking place in Scotland’s newest city.

Find out more: https://t.co/PQv8qXqbrs

#HeritageTrustNetwork

[GlasgowDoorsOpenDays @Glasgowdodf]

It's the final day of the Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2024, and Glasgow's remarkable architectural treasures are still waiting to be discovered!

See today’s highlights below ⬇️

Visit our website for more information: https://t.co/LU7rprfSvB

[GlasgowDoorsOpenDays @Glasgowdodf]

🎉Festival Day 6!

Welcome to festival weekend. Take a look at some of the event highlights taking place on the penultimate day of #GDODF 👇

You can view many more trails and drop-buildings on our website: https://t.co/2PhJcQeEu9

[GlasgowDoorsOpenDays @Glasgowdodf]

🗣️Talk Spotlight: ‘How Do you Make a Bandstand?’, Celebrating A Glasgow Icon - 100 Years of Kelvingrove

Find out from Glasgow Building Preservation Trust just how you ‘make a bandstand’ and hear more about the highs and lows of renovating and renewing historic buildings.

[GlasgowDoorsOpenDays @Glasgowdodf]

(1/3) 🔍Talk Spotlight - Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage and District, ‘How Can People Make Sauchiehall Street?’

In March 2024, Glasgow Life was awarded £350,000 from of the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s (NLHF) new UK-wide Heritage Places programme.

[GlasgowDoorsOpenDays @Glasgowdodf]

Today: Nothing New Under The Sun? Diversity and Diaspora in Different Times.

What do the Gorbals and Ancient Rome have in common? More than you might imagine….Do the diasporas of nineteenth and early twentieth-century Glasgow and Ancient Rome have anything in common?