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This Is My Glasgow
This Is My Glasgow
@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

A fine example of a wally close in the Broomhill area of Glasgow. A wally close is a tiled a commununal stairwell a Glasgow tenement, with the word wally being a Scots word for anything made from ceramics or china. This can include wally dugs (china dogs), and wallies (or false teeth). This, in itself, is derived from an older meaning of anything fancy, splendid or highly decorative.

#glasgow #broomhill #tenements #tiles #ceramics #tenementtiles #wallyclose

A stairqay decorated with Art Nouveau style ceramic tiles.
A stairqay decorated with Art Nouveau style ceramic tiles.
A stairqay decorated with Art Nouveau style ceramic tiles.
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