Explore Springburn Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Springburn plaques & local Springburn history / heritage content through street plaque schemes (including Blue plaques, English Heritage & National Trust) plus Walkfo’s millions of audio plaques in Walkfo’s Audio Travel Guide to Springburn.
About Springburn
Springburn (Scottish Gaelic: Allt an Fhuairainn) is an inner-city district in the north of the Scottish city of Glasgow. Its industrial expansion began with the establishment of a chemical works by Charles Tennant on the newly opened Monkland Canal at nearby St. Rollox in 1799, which later became part of the United Alkali Company. Later in the 19th century, the construction of railway lines through the area led to establishment of railway works.
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plaques Walkfo has converted physical plaques into audio files triggered by GPS on a phone when you pass close by on foot, bike, bus or car. You hear Springburn history information & more at the places where they happened, with up-to-date content created by our AI, sourced from trusted history resources such as Wikipedia, local Springburn plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Springburn’s physical Springburn plaque schemes with additional, more detailed information than the writing on the physical plaque. With millions of audio places / virtual plaques created across the whole of the UK, you can explore Springburn the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Springburn plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 294 unique history facts in Springburn plus 56 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Springburn history map for you to explore.”