Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We are exciting to announce that we are seeking to acquire three derelict Category B-listed former janitor's houses from Glasgow City Council as part of a project to restore and retrofit them into low-carbon social housing. 172
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Happy National Playday! Last month, GBPT and Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District asked some of our friends out to play. Fun was had, as you can see. 'Mon the weans! You can find out more about Playday here: lnkd.in/dZzbNg6M 010
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 05/08/2026⚡️ The Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival programme is now LIVE – and bookings are open! ⚡️ Discover Glasgow for free this September. Scotland's largest free heritage and community festival returns from 17–20 September 2026, inviting you to step – or wheel – behind the scenes of the city. 245
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 22/04/2026✨Save the dates – Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival returns 17–20 Sep 2026! Expect 120+ open buildings and a packed programme of walks, tours, workshops and family‑friendly activities — all completely free. 132
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustSouth Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust @sghetorg.bsky.social · 23/01/2026🎧 Southside Chronicles podcast Ep 8 ~ Behind the scenes of our #GlasgowDoorsOpenDays heritage walks of Tradeston, Strathbungo & Linn Park...what was it like for our new tour leaders & how will these walks evolve..? @gbptrust.bsky.social #Glasgow850 #SGHETpodcast Tune in! 👉 glad.radio/sside-chron-... 073
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 18/12/2025We’re hiring an Office Administrator! Join our team and play a key role in keeping Glasgow Building Preservation Trust running smoothly. This is a great opportunity to support us in our effort to regenerate Glasgow’s built heritage and contribute to meaningful projects with real community impact. 100
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 13/11/2025It’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. 111
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 06/09/2025🎤 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 121
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 25/08/2025🌟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. 150
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 20/08/2025🏆 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 030
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustGlasgow Women's Library @womenslibrary.bsky.social · 06/08/2025We're excited to be taking part in #GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival 2025 this September! Come and celebrate a milestone in our journey towards operational net zero! Find out more here: www.doorsopendays.org.uk/regions/glas... #GDODF25 #GlasgowDoorsOpenDays #TheVisionaryCity @gbptrust.bsky.social 11510
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustGlasgow City Heritage Trust @glasgowheritage.bsky.social · 05/08/2025We’re proud to support the Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival run by @gbptrust.bsky.social with nearly £25k in grant funding 💸 🎉 150+ iconic buildings 🚪 Hidden spaces 🚶♀️ Guided walks 🎨 Exhibitions & family fun 🕺 Ceilidhs! 🗓️ 18–21 Sept 2025 🔗 glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk GCHT Grants: buff.ly/WnCdBRUbuff.lyInside the unique Glasgow festival which gives rare access to iconic buildingsThe public is set to be given behind-the-scenes access to more than 150 iconic Glasgow buildings. 083
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 07/08/2025⚡️Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival Programme & bookings are LIVE! Discover Glasgow for free this September! Scotland’s largest free heritage and community festival returns from 18 - 21 September. Full programme: glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk Check out our 2025 trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=52SX...youtube.comGlasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2025 TrailerYouTube video by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust 085
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustSouth Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust @sghetorg.bsky.social · 11/06/2025We're also planning events for #Glasgow #DoorsOpenDays Festival #GDODF Thurs 18th-Sun 21st September #Glasgow850. Join their mailing list here 📥👉 glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk & follow the Glasgow Doors Opens Days Festival organisers @gbptrust.bsky.social 1105
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustMatthew Mckeague @memckeague.bsky.social · 29/04/2025No better people to take a walking tour of Glasgow than with the good people of @gbptrust.bsky.social. Such an interesting day yesterday learning about projects old and new with @archhfund.org.uk's Heritage Development Trust cohort. 082
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustThe Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · 28/04/2025It’s been great to welcome colleagues & orgs from across the UK to Glasgow this afternoon for a busy session on Heritage Development Trusts - hosted by @gbptrust.bsky.social featuring a range of talks and presentations including @memckeague.bsky.social and Nat Lottery Heritage Fund. 141
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustSouth Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust @sghetorg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Just 3 tickets left for our new Magnificent 11 long-form walk of south #Glasgow's sculpted & wilder fringes on Sunday 4th May 👣👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magnificen... 📷 Castlemilk Stables (built circa 1750, whose restoration was coordinated by @gbptrust.bsky.social) photographed by Graeme Boyle. 194
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Today: ‘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 011
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustUniversity of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 15/04/2025Sniff… sniff... what’s that smell on Sauchiehall Street? Find out on Smelly Sunday! 👃 🗓️27 April 12-3pm at Edward House Join us as we trace the history of the street with scent-themed activities for all ages. More: gla.ac/3EifNrh 153
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustKenny Stewart @kennystew.art · 15/04/2025A smell-based event on Sauchiehall Street on a Sunday.media.tenor.comtwo men are sitting at a table in front of a crowd and one of them is saying that 's a bold strategy cottonAlt: two men are sitting at a table in front of a crowd and one of them is saying that 's a bold strategy cotton 021
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 17/04/2025 👃🏼🧠 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-... 010
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Join 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-... 031
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 04/04/2025(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. 120
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 03/04/2025(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! 101
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 01/04/2025(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: youtu.be/3QeUcGu3nF8?...youtu.beGlasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2024 HighlightsYouTube video by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust 100
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 27/03/2025🗝️ 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 011
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 14/03/2025(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! 156
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 27/02/2025A 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. 120
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 29/01/2025‘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. 120
Reposted by Glasgow Building Preservation TrustThe Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · 20/01/2025Job alert! Here's an opportunity to join the team of one of our #HeritageDevelopmentTrusts. Intra Community Trust is seeking an Executive Director to lead the way in revitalising the Old High Street Intra conservation area & the wider Medway area. More info: ⬇️ bit.ly/4hgD6QB 082
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 14/01/2025(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. 110
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social · 09/01/2025🦋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. 391