My wife and I travelled by coach from London to Scotland in July 2021. Our first stop was at a service station for breakfast. The next stop, the first in Scotland was Gretna Green. While approaching Gretna Green, a coach carrying a bride was also travelling towards Gretna Green, giving an opportunity to witness a wedding ceremony at this special place.
Gretna Green is of historical importance, most famous for weddings. It’s situated on the Scottish side of the borders of Scotland & England. In 18th century marriages under the ages of 21 were not allowed in England & Wales. Scottish law allowed for ”irregular marriages”, meaning that if a declaration was made before two witnesses, almost anybody had the authority to conduct the marriage ceremony. The blacksmiths in Gretna became known as ”anvil priests”, culminating with Richard Rennison, last anvil priest, who performed 5,147 ceremonies.
After lunch in Grena Green, we proceeded towards Glasgow city & visited few places before finally arriving at the hotel.
The Glasgow Cathedral is the oldest Cathedral in mainland Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow.
Clyde Port Crane is one of only eleven giant cantilever cranes remaining worldwide. It has a lifting capacity of 175 tons, crane is not in working order, but is retained as a symbol of city’s engineering heritage.
Doulton Terracotta Fountain is a highly decorative five-tier fountain in French Renaissance style was designed to commemorate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 1887.
The SEC Armadillo is an auditorium and it is one of three venues on the Scottish Event Campus.
The SSE Hydro is another venue, a multi purpose indoor arena located within the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow.
