On the same day Celtic changed its name to Celtic PLC, Fergus McCann changed the name of an off the shelf company, securing the old trading name ‘The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Ltd’, which is fully owned by Celtic PLC, but is not registered as a football club. What was Celtic called before? The …
London and the world’s oldest subways (1863) The underground or tube in London is the oldest transport system of its kind in the world. It opened on 10th January 1863 with steam locomotives. Today, there’s an underground network of 408 kilometres of active lines that will take you anywhere in the city. Is London tube …
I’ve not used it since Celtic formed a newco in 1994 and the ‘Celtic Football & Athletic Coy’ was no more.” When did Celtic FC become a plc? In 1895, Celtic set the League record for the highest home score when they beat Dundee 11–0. In 1897, the club became a private limited company and …
Catholic Church. The very foundations of the two Glasgow football clubs are built on the religious division between Catholicism and Protestantism. Traditionally, Rangers supporters are Protestant while Celtic fans support the Catholic Church. Do any Protestants support Celtic? One study showed that 74% of Celtic supporters identify themselves as Catholic, whereas only 10% identify as …
Rail strikes planned for next week’s Cop26 climate conference have been abandoned after trade union leaders confirmed negotiations on a pay rise have been settled. Are the trains on strike during COP26? Strike action which threatened to cripple rail services in Scotland during COP26 has been called off after the RMT accepted a pay deal. …
In 1450, Bishop Turnbull gifted the common lands of Glasgow Green to the people of Glasgow. Initially it was used for washing, bleaching linen, grazing, drying fishing nets and for swimming. For centuries it functioned as the city’s only green public open space. Who built Glasgow Green? In 1765, James Watt (1736 – 1819) is …
The two headline outcomes from COP26 were the signing of the Glasgow Climate Pact and agreeing the Paris Rulebook. Other significant deals and announcements, not part of COP26 itself, were also made during the conference. What was the outcome of COP26 What and when was COP26? By the end of COP26, 151 countries had submitted …
Today, Birmingham is typically described as the UK’s second city. In recent decades, Manchester has come to be regarded as a contender for the title. What is the 3rd city in the UK? LeedsKnowing More about Leeds, the Third Largest City in the United Kingdom. After London and Birmingham, the third-largest city in the United …
As integral to the Scottish landscape as its pristine lochs and lofty mountains, the country’s castles rank amongst the most iconic in the world. It is estimated that there were once up to 3,000 castles in Scotland – nearly one for every 100 square miles. How many castles exist in Scotland? 1,500 castlesThe Scottish landscape …
The Red Road towers were the tallest residential buildings in Europe when they were built as social housing in the 1960s. Their phased demolition was commissioned by social landlord Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) as part of its plans to regenerate the Balornock and Barmulloch areas of the city. When did the Red Road flats get …
