Round Our Place

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Tricky Hat Productions

Tricky Hat Productions

Round Our Place is an immersive walk around Partick East and Kelvindale in the West end of Glasgow Scotland.

From January to July 2021, Tricky Hat worked with people living in Partick East and Kelvindale to gather their tales and memories of the area and transform this into an audio journey. Round Our Place is an exploration of places filled with voices, visions, dreams and memories. We invite you to plug in your headphones and lose yourself in these sounds and stories as you follow the route. Pick up a free map from The Alchemy Experiment,157 Byres Road. Location 1 on the route and enjoy the walk. This was created as part of the Creative Communities: Artists in Residence is a citywide project for Glasgow, employing an artist in residence for every community. Find out more about Tricky Hat

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The Alchemy Experiment

Grab a coffee and begin your journey at The Alchemy Experiment: an exciting events space and coffee house situated on Byres Road. This trendy venue is making serious moves in the Glasgow art scene and is popular with locals and students.

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Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Founded in 1817 and still thriving over 200 years later, the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow’s West End is a much-loved picnic spot and place to explore. Did you know that there used to be a railway station there? See if you can spot where it used to be…

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The Sneaky Way Part 1

This short, little road at the foot of Cleveden Road hill, adjacent to the disused railway cutting that served Dawsholm Gasworks until the late 50s, was known as Balgray Row. This little road was once the site of 22 room and kitchen houses - miners cottages - There are now a row of colourful lockups and has become known to one local family as the Sneaky Path

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Sneaky Way 2

If you've chosen this path, take in the sights and sounds and smells, the glory of the beautiful River Kelvin and look out for Tarzan.

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Canal Walk

We're here to keep you company along the canal path. Look up to the West to see the next location - The Temple Gasworks.

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Temple Gas Works

The Temple Gasworks are a reminder of Glasgow’s industrial past. These protected derelict gasometers are unmissable in Kelvindale’s skyline, and they used to store vast amounts of coal-produced gas. It was one of several gasworks built throughout Victorian Glasgow that helped to provide lighting and heating for the city.

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The Walled Garden, Gartnavel Royal Hospital

Head to Gartnavel General Hospital to find The Walled Garden. With blooming flowers and magnificent plants, this garden is tucked away within the hospital grounds - and is a little slice of paradise.

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Old Station Park

Old Station Park is another community favourite. Once home to a train station, this is now a park with a play area for the wee ones. Safe to say, this location has totally transformed from the bustling station it used to be back in 1886.

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The Partick Growing Project @ Purdon Street

The Partick Community Growing Project at Purdon Street is a real asset to the community. Set up by Partick Housing Association in 2014, this beautiful plot is now totally run by the plot holders. Not only do they successfully grow their own produce, they also grow a thriving community.

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Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park is located the heart of Partick, one of the original ancient villages of Glasgow. It grew up around a series of mills on the River Kelvin and was linked to the rise of heavy industry on the River Clyde. Mansfield Park is the go-to meeting place in Partick, even to this day, and is home to many fantastic community events.

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Stockingfield Park Tiles

Local community describes the details they can see and touch within the installed titles and artist Louise Nolan talked about the process of making a tile that is personal to her.

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Round Our Place 2023

Round Our Place 2023

Round Our Place 2023 is a Sound Walk created by Tricky Hat, in collaboration with groups and individuals who live and work in the North West area of Glasgow. From November 2023 to August 2023 we worked on this phase of Round Our Place as part of Glasgow Life: Artists in Communities and 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships. Collected stories of love, challenges and triumphs, favourite places, water and communities standing up for what they believe in. Take a pair of earphones and your smartphone, turn on your GPS, and follow the route.

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This 40-minute soundwalk starts in St Mungo Square, outside the University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre Building (11 Chapel Ln, Glasgow G11 6EW). The walking route is a 2-mile loop mapped to established paths around Kelvingrove Park, returning to St Mungo Square. About the soundwalk: Commissioned by Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre, this soundwalk explores the traditions and ecology of Uist’s machair. A Gaelic word meaning fertile, low-lying grassy plain, machair is one of Europe's rarest yet most species-rich habitats; only occurring on the exposed west-facing shores of Scotland and Ireland, 70% of which is found on Uist. Generations of low-intensity farming have shaped this unique landscape and encouraged wildlife over millennia. Developed in partnership with the local community, this work combines spoken narratives, field recordings, and compositions with archival sound recordings from Edinburgh University’s School of Scottish Studies, that chart over 70-years of oral history. Contributors: Freddie MacDonald, Seoras MacDonald, Alisdair MacEachen, Anne MacLellan, and Matthew Topsfield. Production team: Duncan MacLeod (composer), Kirsty MacDonald & Mairi McFadyen (creative ethnologists), and Sorcha Monk (creative producer). Cover photo: Liniclate machair, Tara Drummie, 2022. If you have any questions or feedback about this soundwalk, please email contact@uistsoundwalks.org © 2024 Duncan MacLeod. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of this soundwalk is strictly prohibited. Version: RMA V1.0 (290624)

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery And Museum.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery And Museum.

This edifice is a cultural landmark in Glasgow. Located in the heart of Glasgow’s West End, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland’s most beloved and iconic institutions. Opened in 1901, the museum is housed in a stunning red sandstone building designed in the Spanish Baroque style, with grand spires and an imposing façade that mirrors the city’s industrial-era confidence and architectural grandeur. Stunning architecture and a historic, family-friendly space. Beautiful! Wonderful!

Glasgow Street Art Tour

Glasgow Street Art Tour

A tour of some of Glasgow's street art. All of the chosen pieces of art are located near 4 stops on Glasgow's subway, so that anyone experiencing this locative narrative in real life can easily access each location on the map. This circular narrative can be started at any given point that best suits whoever is experiencing the narrative.

Listening to Our City

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Tricky Hat Productions, The Poverty Truth Community and Common Ground present Listening to Our City Listening to Our City reveals hidden, powerful stories told by New Scots voices, living in Glasgow. When people seeking safety come to Scotland, they bring with them a wealth of new ideas, cultures and creativity. Working in partnership with The Poverty Truth Community, Women’s Integration Network, Common Ground participants and artists have worked together over a series of workshops from October 22 to June 2024 to explore, create and record stories. These people have shared their stories, humour, hopes and dreams. We invite you to listen with us to their poignant and beautiful insights that you can now experience as a short immersive sound walk along This project was made possible by funding from The Poverty Truth Community, Glasgow Arts Development Fund, The Roberston Trust and Creative Scotland. With thanks to everyone who shared their stories.

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