The Bell O' The Brae on High Street is reputed to be the scene, in 1297, of a victory by William Wallace and his band over the English forces occupying the Bishop's Castle.

In 2005 the city of Glasgow attracted 2.8 million visitors who generated £700 million for the local economy.

From its medieval cathedral to the 21^stcentury glass and steel apartments springing up along the banks of theRiver Clyde, Glasgow is a city that has constantly reinvented itself.

Here is the Bird that never flew, Here is the Tree that never grew, Here is the Bell that never rang, Here is the Fish that never swam.