Very impressive - reminds me a bit of the Melbourne Exhibition Building.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Exhibition_Building
...Wayne
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> I don t think so, Wayne. It s a large building:
>
> https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/kelvingrove-art-gallery-
> and-museum
> <https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/kelvingrove-art-gallery-
> and-museum>
>
> The organ was apparently commissioned for an exhibition in 1901, according
> to Wikipedia:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvingrove_Art_Gallery_and_Museum
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvingrove_Art_Gallery_and_Museum>
>
> Glasgow has been something of a revelation for us, considering the stories
> that I read about it 45 years ago (gang warfare etc . . .). It s rather
> picturesque in many places and the people are very helpful and friendly.
>
> Chris
>
> > On 4 Apr 2020, at 08:46, Wayne Harridge
> <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I presume Kelvingrove Art Gallery was originally a church ?
> >
> > ...Wayne
> >
> >
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> >> Subject: [OM] Last journey to the frozen (sometimes) north
> >>
> >> My aunt, the member of my father?s side (Scottish side) of the
> >> family, is poorly. She had a stroke at Christmas and has been in hospital
> since.
> >>
> >> We judged it important to see her, perhaps for the last time, before
> >> the pandemic came this far and restricted our movement, so off we
> >> went to Scotland, stopping for a rest (it?s 350 miles! :-)) in
> >> Cumbria in the Vale of Eden at a cracking restaurant/hotel (The Black
> Swan in Ravenstonedale ?
> >> https://www.blackswanhotel.com <https://www.blackswanhotel.com/>
> >> <https://www.blackswanhotel.com/
> <https://www.blackswanhotel.com/>>)
> >>
> >> I took some photos which I?ve put on this blog, not many, I promise.
> >> I didn?t do the area justice, but it was a very enjoyable (and
> >> expensive ) 5 days.
> >>
> >> http://cbimages.uk/?p=664 <http://cbimages.uk/?p=664>
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