21 September 2025 (14:00 - 16:00)
Come see the Roystonhill Spire and explore the creative heritage of the Royston community!
Hosted at the Roystonhill Spire and Park and Roystonhill Community Hub, there will be opportunity to wander around the park’s mosaics and heritage panels, listen to a local history talk and take part in creative activities to build a living archive of the Royston area.
What’s on:
Grab a wee bite to eat and see the Royston Creative Heritage Exhibition with artwork created by over 150 community members!
At 2:30pm, join historian and RDT Community Development Worker, Andy Cuthbertson as they delve into the history of The Garngad, taking you from the dark ages to the slum clearances. Pre-Booking for this event is required via the Eventbrite link in the Key Information on the right of this listing.
Take part in family friendly creative heritage activities for all ages.
Pick up a copy of the brand-new comic book created in collaboration with Royston Youth Action and Magic Torch comics.
Have a look at what has been collected so far for the Royston Community Archive and have to opportunity to add your own photos with the Garngad Photo Lab.
These activities are supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Glasgow Communities Fund.

Overview:
The Roystonhill Spire was built as the Townhead Church by the Church of Scotland in 1856, with contributions from William Morris, John Mossman and Daniel Cottier. Only the Spire remains today, following a campaign to save it by Rosemount Development Trust.
Rosemount Development Trust previously secured funding to carry out an oral history project on the Roystonhill Spire, environmental improvements to the Spire Park, and a public art and heritage project which helped local people of all generations to get involved in creating mosaics depicting local history.
Spire View Housing Association’s Royston Creative Heritage project seeks to open up the perception of heritage and increase accessibility for the diverse demographics and experiences that make up Royston as a community, through public exhibitions, publications and social media. This project is made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Glasgow Communities Fund.
We have limited street parking at the venue.

Address
174-178 Roystonhill, Glasgow, G212LG