A plaque commemorating Joseph Lister's initiation of antiseptic surgery in the 1860s while working as a surgeon at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. This was a major event in the development of modern medicine which undoubtedly saved many lives, but how many people know it happened in Glasgow?

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Firefighters' memorial on Cumberland Place in the Gorbals area of Glasgow marking the deaths of Station Officer William Clark and the four children he was trying to save from a fire in 1967.

This is part of Glasgow's Firefighters' Heritage Trail, created to honour firefighters who died protecting lives and property arcoss the city.

You can find out more about it here: https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/about-us/who-we-are/the-firefighters-heritage-trail/

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The Govan Cat, Govan Road, Govan.

Set into the wall of Brechin's Bar, this is one of the most unusual memorials in Glasgow. It's in remembrance of a cat which did a great service to the residents of Govan by single-handedly clearing out a heavy rat infestation, but died from injuries sustained while doing this.

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The Martyrs' Monument, Sighthill Cemetery, Glasgow.

One of four monuments to those who died or were executed in the Radical War of 1820, a pivotal moment in the fight for workers' rights in Scotland.

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