Glasgow EuroWalk

Note :   Jenny Lind features on the  Euro Driving Tour  and this Eurowalk 1 Route The area known as Jenny Lind in the South of Glasgow seems a strange place and way to commemorate the famous 19th-century Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind (1820-1887), known as the Swedish Nightingale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lind) . It would seem that at some point she had put up in an inn (or farmhouse) in the area which changed its name in honour of the occasion. See https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/17330363.jenny-lind-glasgow-area-named-greatest-showman-star/ .  The area is part of the Stirling Maxwell estate, so one cannot help wondering if there is some link between this great artist and the wealthy family, as there was for Chopin. Jenny Lind’s presence on the Glasgow cultural scene, however, is better documented. The following advertisement is found in the  Glasgow Herald  on 29 September 1848 (alongside reports of Chopin’s visits, and concern ...

Woodlands Methodist Church Built in 1909 by the architect David Barclay. It was built for Swedenborgians (the New Church) – followers of Emanuel Swedenborg, an 18th Century philosopher and ‘mystic’ who founded the New Church in 1787. His theology and that of his church is quite interesting to read about. His family crest can be seen within the church http://methodistchurchinscotland.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Woodlands-Church-Information.pdf He also studied science and engineering - for more about this interesting history - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Swedenborg Photo : J.Wilson Map Reference: Eurowalk 4: Woodlands to Sauchiehall