This Is My Glasgow

The Standards for Imperial Measures, Glasgow City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow.

I love this little piece of Glasgow's past set into the bottom right hand corner of the City Chambers. I suspect a lot of people walk past it every day without giving it a second glance or realising what it is.

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Jan 21, 2023 at 12:58pmWeb
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowJan 21, 2023

In a time before modern techology, this was how they ensured that a foot (or any other linear measurement) used to build something in Glasgow remained the same as a foot in Birmingham, or London, or for that matter in Australia or Canada.

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Show threadNew-Cleckit DominieJan 21, 2023
@thisismyglasgow I also like the indicators of distance in chains and feet set into the ground on the north side of the Square — same project, presumably!
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowJan 21, 2023
@ncdominie Yes, I've seen those as well, and they're referred to in the lower plaque, but they're quite hard to get a good photo of!
Show threadWilly van der SteenJan 21, 2023
@thisismyglasgow
I did see it, and loved it.