The open-air gymnasium on Glasgow Green, c 1900.
The gymnasium was gifted in 1860 by Mr D G Flemming, a Manchester-based merchant who was originally from Glasgow. It was situated near the Humane Society House. Other activities such as boxing often took place nearby.
Reference: TEMP.2039.86
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Museums
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