This month, we had the pleasure of welcoming Giles Quarme Architects to our collection to explore sash windows, staircases, and more, guided by Charles Brooking. Such visits are currently by appointment only as we organise and inventory the collection, but more online access is coming soon!

On a stormy Halloween night, imagine this fierce iron griffin (c.1898) glaring from a Victorian rooftop, ready to unleash torrents of water! A Gothic guardian by Walter Macfarlane & Co, it survived WWII scrap drives—preserving Glasgow’s legacy of darkly majestic design. 🦇

Students from the University of East London (Uni of East London) visited us last month to study how architectural details shape memorable spaces. While we continue organising the collection, access is by appointment only—but we’re committed to sharing our resources with researchers.