OpenTube

Tollcross Park Glasgow | 12 Facts You Probably Don't Know

AngelmanTravels

1,857 views

Welcome to AngelmanTravels for a Scotland travel and Scottish history exploration! Join this travel vlog Scotland walking tours guide discovering local history and nostalgia.

Join me as I head down to Tollcross Park in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland for a day of exploring, uncovering 12 facts you probably don't know along the way!

I set out to take a walk through the rich Victorian history and heritage of Tollcross Park Glasgow, exploring Tollcross House, the historic Winter Gardens, the International Rose Trials, Tollcross Glen, and the Children's Farm (Pets Corner), while sharing local stories and childhood memories. From opening-day chaos in 1897 to the sweet smell of the nearby McVitie's biscuit factory, discover the fascinating history of Tollcross Park in Glasgow.

Have you spent time in Tollcross Park Glasgow or do you have your own memories of Pets Corner and the East End? Drop a comment below—I'd love to hear your Tollcross Park Glasgow stories!

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 - Tollcross Park Glasgow Introduction
00:30 - Fact 1: Glasgow Corporation Buys the Tollcross Estate (1897)
01:38 - Fact 2: Opening Day Chaos at Tollcross Park
02:15 - Fact 3: Tollcross House Architecture & History
03:13 - Fact 4: Tollcross Park Winter Gardens from Ardrossan
04:12 - Fact 5: Winter Gardens Storms & Restoration History
05:19 - Fact 6: The Lost Bandstand & Tollcross Concerts
06:49 - Fact 7: The Victorian Deer Park at Tollcross
07:53 - Fact 8: The International Rose Trials at Tollcross Park
09:16 - Fact 9: Walking Tollcross Glen & Burn
10:35 - Fact 10: Tollcross Children's Farm (Pets Corner) Memories
12:08 - Bonus: McVitie's Biscuit Factory Smell in Tollcross Glasgow
14:04 - Reflections & Tollcross Park Glasgow Wrap-Up

👍 Enjoyed this Glasgow travel walk? Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe to AngelmanTravels for more Scottish history walks, travel adventures, and exploring Scotland!

🔔 Subscribe to AngelmanTravels:
@angelmantravels

🎬 Watch more Glasgow & Scotland walks:
@angelmantravels

#TollcrossPark #Glasgow #ScottishHistory

7 Comments

@angelmantravels Creator 3 weeks ago Pinned

Have you ever been to Tollcross Park? Does it bring back any memories? Let me know in the comments. 👍

@dannycanavan4838 12 days ago

Great facts about the pàrk another splendid video my friend really enjoying them

@TravelHungryForLife 3 weeks ago

Wonderful sharing here my friend thumbs up always have a great week 👍👍👍

@ElenainScotland 3 weeks ago

Hi Michael 👋
Such an interesting video! I had no idea there were so many roses in Tollcross Park. It’s lovely to see that they’re so well looked after. I’d love to see them all in full bloom at the same time — that must be absolutely beautiful, and I can only imagine how incredible the scent of all those roses must be! 🌹
We definitely need more parks like this around Glasgow! ❤️

P. S. And I hyped your video three times! 😄👍👍👍

@Vsagetraveler 3 weeks ago

Hi Michael, so many interesting stories at Tollcross Park! Fantastic. A truly well-kept park (if only we had some like this in Rome...) and the pet's corner is awesome. The story about the smell of biscuits for those living nearby is fantastic.
Great job, my friend. It's always a pleasure hanging out with you. 👍
Take care. Vittorio

@evosticky121 3 weeks ago

Hi there. Very interesting video. I grew up in Tollcross. Spent a lot of my time in that park. Football golf army display used to come in the summers and radio Clyde Road show. Tennis coasts were brilliant. Then they built that monstrosity of a sport centre. Absolutely ruined the park in my opinion. But fond memories indeed. As you can tell with my name…I spent many a grand time 😊😉. Anyway all the best. Keep up the great work ❤

@colinblack7049 3 weeks ago

As a boy I spent a lot of time in the park, I looked in the museum a few times, they had the wee poem aboot the sparra and wee man wi' his bow n' arra. Therr was also a wee putting green which seems tae have been obliterated by the rose planting. I remember one day when high winds blew down a few trees. It must've been the 50's or early 60's because I was still a boy.