The Listener
An immersive walking tour of Glasgow’s Merchant City acknowledging the Tobacco Lords’ involvement in the Transatlantic slave trade…
With many streets in the Merchant City named after merchants who gained their wealth directly and indirectly from the blood, sweat, and tears of Enslaved African people, this tour shares information that all of us should be aware of as Glasgow explores this complex heritage
After registering for a place on the Listener, audiences will have access to podcasts with background information on the merchants featured on the walking tour.
Whilst taking the tour, our audiences will have access to an app and a webpage where they can access the immersive audio content of the walking tour and feedback on the tour themes.
What does it mean for people of different heritages to walk down a street named after a slave owner?
What could and should be done to address this unsettling reality, these ‘sins of the father’?
Click each date to see the tour timings
Meeting Point: Merchant City Gates – outside Starbucks
Please arrive 15 minutes early (10:45, 1:45, 4:45)
Friday 18th July 1000 - 1200 (led by Scottish Civic Trust tour guide)
Friday 18th July 1200 - 1400 (led by Walking Glasgow tour guide)
Friday 18th July 1300 - 1500 (led by CRER tour guide)
Friday 18th July 1600 - 1800 (led by Scottish Civic Trust tour guide)
Saturday 19th July 1000 - 1200 (led by Scottish Civic Trust tour guide)
Saturday 19th July 1300 - 1500 (led by Scottish Civic Trust tour guide)
Saturday 19th July 1600 - 1800 (led by Scottish Civic Trust tour guide)
Sunday 20th July 1000 - 1200 (led by Scottish Civic Trust tour guide)
Sunday 20th July 1200 - 1400 (led by Walking Glasgow tour guide)
Sunday 20th July 1300 - 1500 (led by CRER tour guide)
Sunday 20th July 1600 - 1800 (led by Scottish Civic Trust tour guide)
Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.
The immersive audio content of the tour will require you to bring a fully charged mobile phone, headphones and an internet connection.