Photography Gallery: Glasgow West End: Jim's Diary

Here are some of the photographs I have taken while out and about in the West End of Glasgow - I hope you find them interesting. Click on the images to view larger versions. You are free to download and use for non-commercial purposes any of my photographs as long as you put a link to this site and give me credit for the photograph (Jim Byrne)

Some months the images are a mixture of photographs of the West End, photographs of Glasgow and photographs of Scotland.

You can now purchase a selection of my Photographs from the new Gallery Shop.

Photos from Flickr tagged as 'Glasgow West End'.

Photography Exhibition: Glasgow West End

Thanks to everyone who visited my photography exhibition, 'Glasgow West End Photo Diary' - your positive comments were greatly appreciated.

Since 1999 I have been publishing a monthly 'photo diary' on this website, recording the local people, events, architecture, parks, and public spaces. The photographs in the exhibition were a selection of those photographs.

And now for some music

If you like my photographs you might also like my music. Check out my new MySpace page - where you can hear a few of my songs.

If the music doesn't shake your tree: try web design

When I'm not indulging in photography and music I design and develop business websites for a living.

General West End Views

The Cooper Building corner of Bank St and Great Western Road

Comments

Hi Pat and Jim
Thanks so much for inviting me to Jims exhibition
I really enjoyed it.
Well done Jim your hard work has paid off you should be very pleased.
Hope you sell loads!!!!!!!!!!
Eileen x
-- Eileen ( eileen-mccusker at excite dot co dot uk ) from Scotland on 5.8.2003; 8:50:22 Uhr

hi from CANADA,,,i dont think i really appreciated glasgow till i left 36yrs ago.you'r pictures are wonderful and bring back such great memory's.thank you so much.[anne]
--anne calman ( annecalman at sympatico dot ca ) from ont canada on 16.7.2003; 21:51:07 Uhr

Your photos are amazing!
--Kaye ( kaye at battlingbastardsbataan dot com ) from Philippines on 25.4.2003; 6:26:54 Uhr

I'm not really Glaswegian but I lived there for three years when my parents went there to further their studies at the glasgow U. When we left in 1998 my heart was left behind there and when I was really homesick one day I came across this site and boy did that heartache go down for a while. There is that thing about Glasgow's west end that binds my heart to it.

I only lived there for a few years but let me just say they were the best years of my life, I really want to go "home" but I'm just a 12 yr old kid! Keep the pictures coming, and try to include that beautiful grey sky in the background (I don't know why my mother hated it or the constant drizzle).

This place is really a great place to keep the heartache down.
--Sarah-Ann ( lee_meixia at hotmail dot com ) from Singapore on 22.11.2002; 9:02:43 Uhr

Just discovered your site! Wonderful stuff, and the memories just come flooding back. I left Glasgow in 1967 and haven't been back for about 15 years. Wonderful to see your pictures especially of the Caledonian Mansions and the Coopers Building. I used to live in Glasgow Street and my childhood was spent playing around Otago Street and down the back of the mansions...there used to be an old railway line which ran under there and a station which closed in the late '40s I think. On the opposite corner is the Trustee Savings Bank Building where I opened my first savings account in 1949. Just next door in Otago Street there used to be a School of Piping and the Red Hackle whisky bond was across the street. It was owned by Charles Hepburn and he had a Rolls Royce converted into a delivery van, black with red coachwork stripes.
The Coopers building also brings back memories. It used to be a wonderful old fashioned grocer's shop where you bought loose tea which they wrapped up lovely brown paper bags....very posh.
Thanks for bringing back thse memories.
--Bob Young ( ral dot young at virgin dot net ) from England on 2.10.2002; 10:39:19 Uhr

These pictures are wonderful. I have been living in the West End for 1 year and these pictures remember me a lot of beautiful moments. Thank you very much
--Mirko ( mirluch at tin dot it ) from Italy on 15.9.2002; 23:22:08 Uhr

Regarding the article you did on halal meat i just want to say to the author hussain ali i thought it was a really good poem you wrote and i think it has inspired us all and hussain i really think you are so passionate about it and you are so cute

by nicky close

springburn academy 5a

p.s pleas write back
--nicky ( mad_bov_nc at hotmail dot com ) from scotland on 28.6.2002; 18:36:47 Uhr

Hi Natalie - don't be fooled too much by these pictures... the blue skies must be digitally coloured in...
(Just joking... sometimes there is a summer here... this year it was on a Tuesday)
--koen ( koenbb at yahoo dot com ) from Scotland on 14.6.2002; 19:10:57 Uhr

I'll be moving to Glasgow in October to study at the University there. Your pictures are very beautiful, and they make me even more excited to go there.

I may have to live in the dorms that are about a 10-15 minute walk through the gardens. At first I was a bit nervous about having to walk that far every day to class, but after seeing your pictures I think it will be a delight to walk that way. And even if I live in a dormitory on the university campus, I may take a detour very often just in order to see the Botanic gardens.
--Natalie ( ldslaly at hotmail dot com ) from USA on 12.6.2002; 8:59:18 Uhr

FANDABYDOZZY!!!
--drew ( weedrewmurray at hotmail dot com ) from SCOTLAnd on 19.4.2002; 21:02:13 Uhr

Just wanted to say nice job of portraying the west end of glasgow. I'm from Hillhead, born and bred, and it made me extremely homesick looking at these pics. I cant believe Gibson street was mentioned, i feel so proud...*sob*...Oh well, its been 3 years, its bout time i came back eh?
--naweed sadiq ( naweed_sadiq at excite dot com ) from USA on 30.3.2002; 8:26:47 Uhr

Took me Eons to find any mention of the Lobbt dosser staue in Glasgow, This bit o art work is not mentioned much in anything to with Glasgow apart from your web site so if you could add some more about this bit o art and who and why it was done i used to know one of the sculpters who did the mini ones and met the guy who did the full size one once so can we get any more info on thei savage bit o art
--Rick ( gigatbytes at aol dot com ) from Scotland on 26.3.2002; 11:37:46 Uhr

What can I say except from your pictures make me feel very homesick. They are beautiful!
--Lyndsay ( EmailU74lb at abdn dot co dot uk ) from Scotland on 6.3.2002; 2:08:35 Uhr

What can I say except from your pictures make me feel very homesick. They are beautiful!
--Lyndsay ( EmailU74lb at abdn dot co dot uk ) from Scotland on 6.3.2002; 2:02:16 Uhr

I like your photos.
I hope you keep taking photos like all the other one; keep goin.
--Gaby ( gaby_487 at hotmail dot com ) from chihuahua on 5.3.2002; 4:41:43 Uhr

Love alot of these pictures - especially the Art Gallery/Uni panoramic shot. Thea :)
--Thea ( thea at soyouvebeendumped dot com ) from Scotland on 3.1.2002; 12:39:58 Uhr

Hello Jim, What can I say - I have finally found fame on the internet, Charlie has been there for a while in the background at least!! Thank you for capturing the best day of my life - you have a wonderful eye for candid moments !! The pictures here brought a tear to my eye and a smile to my face. I will be after you for copies now !! Thanks Again love Rachel
--Rachel & Charlie ( rachel_gorevan at hotmail dot com ) from UK on 16.12.2001; 16:51:50 Uhr

Dear Jim, am ashamed to say that I haven';t visited this fantastic web site in a number of months! It is; in the words of the Krankies, "Fan dabby dosy". Your foaties are; "pure dead brilliant" ma man, well done you......know whit am saying here?! As you may or may not have surmised, one is an ex-pat of the the "2nd City of the Empire". Up 'til July 1993, I lived in 'Sunny Shettleston' in a traditiona red sandstone appt; overlooking to the front, Sprinboig and beyond. Every success for the future to you and the both for the joy you bring via the website. In the words of the great bard: "Here's tae us, wha's like us(?) damn few, an' therr aw deid"! Regards, Dave Mackenzie.
--Dave Mackenzie ( david_mackenzie43 at btinternet dot com ) from UK on 13.8.2001; 17:52:59 Uhr

Great photographs, very clear and bright. Keep up the good work.
--Feargal Clauss ( fclauss at h2go dot de ) from Germany on 6.8.2001; 2:55:37 Uhr

Two comments, one i enjoyed your photo's, it is apparent that you have captured the Beauty of Glasgow and who will argue with beauty? Whether come rain 5 years strait, in the rarity you have swept some off their feet with the majestic beauty of a sun lit cathedral or a castle hidden between the greenery. Why put your lense where it can not see, hats off to Jim Byrne for your wonderful work!
--Nicholas Wagner ( Giggybop at juno dot com ) from United States on 26.7.2001; 22:16:49 Uhr

11:30 am, Sat. 7th July Houston Texas , Bad Tequilla hangover!!! great site for the homesick! What I would give for a hair of the dog in 'the Chip'. Really good photographs by the way.
--Jim Gallagher ( Emailjimigee2001 at yahoo dot com ) from TexasScotland on 7.7.2001; 18:34:04 Uhr

Why do you want to show Glasgow as it is 7 days a year?I remember the weather pissing down with rain for 5 years (except the last week of May when everybody was stuck in the library)while i was there!!!
--Theodosios (a.k.a. Ike) ( lsroe at csv dot warwick dot ac dot uk ) from UK on 5.4.2001; 1:30:03 Uhr

Where are the photos of St Patric's Day. I'm the girl with the guinness hat and the green and white polka dot scarf round it. Looking forward to reading your site chers christina
-- ( christina dot gray at btclick dot com ) from on 19.3.2001; 15:16:58 Uhr

looking at BUYING a "multi storey" flat in the west end of glasgow - somethinhg w/ built-up area of 250 sq m. any leads? anyone
--feroz ( feroz_qureshi at yahoo dot co dot uk ) from singapore on 10.3.2001; 14:55:20 Uhr

Very nice photos! I don't know why, I just like to look at the buildings in UK. Especially those ancient one.
--Leon Neo ( clneo at hotmail dot com ) from Singapore on 9.3.2001; 18:43:22 Uhr

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