ex-tobester
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Provands LordshipStanding opposite Glasgow Cathedral, Provand's Lordship is the oldest surviving house in Glasgow. It was built in 1471 in the reign of King James III, by Bishop Andrew Muirhead as the Preceptor's House of the Hospital of St Nicholas. His coat of arms can be seen on the southern wall of the house. Later, in the 19th century, it became the manse of the Prebendary of Balernock. He was also the Lord of Provand (now Provan, a district of Glasgow), hence the name "Provand's Lordship" which dates from that time.
Ive been twice, a few snaps of my visits
Well worth a visit.
Nearest station is High Street,
Parking behind it, leave M8 at J15 and follow signs round to it.
Also Free to get into.
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Alex Glass
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From the book "Central Glasgow - An Illustrated Architectural Guide" by Charles McKean, David Walker & Frank Walker.
Provand's Lordship, 1471; rear later
Steep-roofed, corbie-gabled, three-storeyed stone manse with dormer windows and armorial panels typical of the dwellings of Glasgow's great ecclesiastics. Shortened, shorn of its original chimney stacks, dormer windows and somehow diminished by its lowered roof, it remains nonetheless large and imposing for a non-aristocratic Scots medieval town house.
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lise
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What I love most is that you may harvest ( in modest quantities, of course ) the medicinal herbs in the garden. There is even a book or binder that you may borrow to take outside, so that you know where and what to look for.Amazing.
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Alex Glass
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Welcome to Urban Glasgow Lise.
I have never been in the garden but it does sound interesting.
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lise
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Thanks , I love this website.
I forgot to mention the other fab thing about the garden : the Tontine Heads.
Go and have a look!
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Alex Glass
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Just been reading a little about the Tontine Heads Lise.
Will need to make time soon to go and have a look.
Thanks
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Alex Glass
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Couple of crackers LS 
Some shine from that floor.
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Unh@ppyb@st@rd
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Alex Glass
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Love what you have done with that photo UHB
Looks like it would make a good cover photos for a book.
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cybers
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I really must get my backside in here for a look see...
I am ashamed to admit it but i pass this at least once a week generally and have never been inside. 
Hopefully get that rectified in the near future as it looks very interesting.
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Alex Glass
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A work colleague went all the way to Callender to buy this-
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wee minx
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Surely you can get them in Glasgow?
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Alex Glass
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Apparently not Minx. 
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Fjord
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I want one of those 
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Doorstop
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I'd sneak into his office and super-glue a wee satellite dish on the roof. 
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cybers
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Why has that table got a ruler on it ?
Cracking wee hoose by ra way...
Though i think its truly shocking you need to go to stirlingshire to buy Glasgow souvineers...
Pity he never wanted a JIMMY BUNNET
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Lone Groover
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| Doorstop wrote: | | I'd sneak into his office and super-glue a wee satellite dish on the roof. |
An a Cortina on blocks in the yard 
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wee minx
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Sorry alex..couldn't resisit it  . It's supported by two wee lego blocks BTW
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Hugo Drax
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Brilliant - made my day.
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Stuball
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Thats a big dish..... planning on searching for extra terrestial life? Bugger than arecebo and joderal bank
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Alex Glass
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| wee minx wrote: |
Sorry alex..couldn't resisit it . It's supported by two wee lego blocks BTW |
Love it Minx 
for the record he is a she and it isn't a ruler I used a suspension file as a background so that I could take the photos.
I know wish I had taken more photos of it when I had the chance.
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Lone Groover
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| wee minx wrote: |
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I almost spilled my cider. Drink behind the bar for that one Minxter. !
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