Kelvingrove Park, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum · Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.01,795 listed buildings, 279 of them in the top category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Glasgow’s locality, 29 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 13 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 1,021 of its listed buildings and 8 old views of the town.
Glasgow in 1,037 photos and old views
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Glasgow Cathedral, excluding scheduled monument SM90150, 70 Cathedral Square, GlasgowCategory A listed
71, 97, 99 Gordon St, And 16, 18, 50 Hope St, Central Station & Hotel, (Former Caledonian Railway Station) with 229-263 (Odd Nos) & 194-240 (Even Nos) Argyle St, 15-19 (Odd Nos) & 12-24 (Even Nos) MidCategory A listed
33, 35 Dumbarton Road, Partick Sewage Pumping StationCategory B listed
Water Tower Block, Stobhill Hospital, 133 Balornock Road, GlasgowCategory B listed
Kelvingrove Park, Prince of Wales BridgeCategory B listed+1,032See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Glasgow from 1865 to 1948
An old map and 8 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
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c. 1948Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
Where Glasgow’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
Historic Environment Scotland lists buildings in three categories: Category A for buildings of national or international importance (about 7.5% of listed buildings), Category B for buildings of regional importance (about 50%), and Category C for buildings of local importance (about 43%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s designations whose point lies inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
The 279 Category A listed buildings in Glasgow
Buildings of national or international importance, about 7.5% of all listed buildings; 74 of these stand within 400 m of Royal Exchange Square, Royal Bank of Scotland. 250 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
The 1,226 Category B listed buildings in Glasgow
Buildings of regional importance. 771 are photographed.
Show the other 1,214
Including Boundary Walls and Gatepiers has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Great Western Road holds 12 entries, 5 of them in the top category: more of the top grade than any other street. Of the 1,795 entries, 1,147 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
Most of Glasgow’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
1,611 entries (90%) are houses, terraces and villas. 11 are churches, chapels and priories, including 2 of the 279 Category A buildings.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
290 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
The first 150 of 290 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
24 conservation areas cover 11% of Glasgow
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
The first, Pollok Park, Glasgow West and Central Area, were designated in 1970; the newest, Walmer Crescent, in 1970. 1,242 of the 1,795 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic Environment Scotland’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the locality.
485 of Glasgow’s 1,795 listed buildings were added in 1970
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
The first 52 entries were listed in 1966, 52 of the 279 Category A buildings among them. 485 came in 1970, as Scotland’s list was resurveyed from the 1970s. Only 41 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
13 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from Historic Environment Scotland.







6 gardens and designed landscapes





1 Inventory battlefield
1,032 notable people born in Glasgow before 1900
The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.








Everyone born in Glasgow → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Listed buildings in the places around Glasgow
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | 617,904 | 1,795 | 279 | — |
| Rutherglen | 31,185 | 33 | 3 | — |
| Bishopbriggs | 23,759 | 8 | 0 | — |
| Netherlee | 4,493 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Giffnock | 11,963 | 10 | 0 | — |
| Thornliebank | 4,084 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Stamperland | 3,497 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Renfrew | 23,812 | 16 | 2 | — |
Glasgow in brief
Glasgow has 1,795 listed buildings, 279 of them in the top category, including Kelvingrove Park, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Royal Exchange Square, Royal Bank of Scotland sits at the heart of it all, with 74 of the town’s Category A buildings within 400 m. Its older streets lie in 24 conservation areas, the first designated in 1970.
Of the whole list, 90% are houses, terraces and villas. Of the 1,032 people born here before 1900, the best known include William Ramsay (1852), James George Frazer (1854) and John A. Macdonald (1815). It also has 13 scheduled monuments, the archaeology and ruins the law protects.
Questions about Glasgow’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Glasgow?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 1,795 buildings inside Glasgow’s locality: 279 Category A, 1,226 Category B and 290 Category C.
What are the Category A listed buildings in Glasgow?
279, including Alexandra Parade, Alexandra Park, Cast-Iron Fountain, Argyle Street, Argyll Arcade (Through 98-102 Argyle Street) 3-66 (Inclusive Nos, Leading to Buchanan Street), Arlington Baths Club, 61 Arlington Street and 44 Westend Park Street, Glasgow, Auchinlea Road, Provan Hall Road, Provan Hall, Bridgeton Cross, Shelter and Cathedral Square, Bridge of Sighs, Gates, Gatepiers, And Lodge to Bridge of Sighs with 50 Cathedral Square (Superintendent's House).
Which street in Glasgow has the most listed buildings?
Including Boundary Walls and Gatepiers (63), Gates and Railings (12) and Great Western Road (12) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Glasgow?
Yes, 13 scheduled monuments, including Cathcart Castle, Cathkin Park, former football ground, Glasgow, Crookston Castle and Forth and Clyde Canal, Port Dundas canal basin, Glasgow.
How many conservation areas are there in Glasgow?
24, covering about 1,580 hectares of the town. The largest are Pollok Park and Glasgow West.
When were Glasgow’s buildings listed?
The first in 1966; the most, 485, in 1970.
Are there old photos of Glasgow?
Yes: 8 public-domain photos and postcards from 1865 to 1930, and an old map from 1948, all on this page.
Who was born in Glasgow?
Among people born before 1900: William Ramsay (1852), James George Frazer (1854), John A. Macdonald (1815), Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836) and Arthur Henderson (1863).
Glasgow has no History Grade.
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites: Historic Environment Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. Check an entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s portal before relying on it.
Sources: Historic Environment Scotland designations (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary · Historic Environment Scotland conservation areas (compiled from councils; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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