Euro Driving Tour - 1938 Empire Exhibition and a Glasgow industrialist at the centre of post war European regeneration
The 1 938 Empire exhibition attracted over 12 million visitors to Bellahouston Park. The Scottish Development Council and in particular two of its members Sir James Lithgow, the industrialist and Britain`s foremost shipbuilder and the industrialist Sir Cecil Weir (see below), were the driving force behind this exhibition. With regards to European connections, a fascinating character is Sir Cecil McAlpine Weir, the Glasgow industrialist Cecil McAlpine Weir (1890 - 1960), who had been involved in restarting industries in France and Germany at the end of WW2 and was best known for his work as head of the United Kingdom Delegation to the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community from 1952 to 1955, a nd earlier as a prominent figure in the Control Commission for Germany. More about Cecil M Weir in the links below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Empire_Exhibition,_Scotland https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/ Cecil_McAlpine_Weir https://l...