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The weather is very changeable, usually combinations of wet and windy that stop and start with "sunny intervals" that give the puddles and granite a nice glow.

The underground system is so little that it only has one circle line and the tunnels are so small that the subway trains are custom made. Both factors contribute to the nickname "clockwork orange".

The motorways and the Clyde river cut up the city, the Kingston Bridge and Clyde Tunnel are the main crossings for the river. Although what is called the West End is north of the river, what is considered North Glasgow is more north-east, cut off from the East End by the M8 motorway.

I reckon every local should know the Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art, it's the guy sitting on a horse with a traffic cone on his head. It's become an unofficial mascot.

The Glasgow School of Art and the O2 ABC were pretty well known buildings. The Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery in the west end is one of the busiest free visitor attractions in the UK. Many of the 60s tower blocks Glasgow was well known for are gone now but there's one at Anniesland Cross that's listed and fairly iconic.

This forum might be a good resource for you - [http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/index.php](http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/index.php)

as might this - [http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/](http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/)