Glasgow has always been a beautiful and vibrant city - although looking back at black & white pictures it can be hard to tell.
That’s why today we wanted to comb through some restored and found footage painstakingly colourised in real-time by amateur and professional film-fans and colourists.
From the radiant blonde sandstone that emits an ethemeral glow in the sun - to the deep red brick sandstone that imposes a sanguine ambience onto the streets of Glasgow, almost like a dark French wine.
You can check out the footage in full colour in real time here:
We also combed the archives for some early 20th century pictures in black and white, which we then colourised with the help of artificial intelligence - specifically using the services of HotPot.AI. Any images colourised by
Take a look below at our gallery of 22 images of Glasgow throughout the 20th century, restored to colour and presented in chronological order.
9. The launch of the Indomitable, March 16 1907
The launching of the British ship ‘Indomitable’ at Glasgow dockyards, on the Clyde. Many great ships and Cunard liners were built in the shipyards on the Clyde including the ‘Aquitania’ and the ‘Queen Mary’. Colourised by HotPot.AI. | (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
10. A high-class wedding at Glasgow Cathedral, 1938
Lord David Douglas-Hamilton (1912 - 1944, left) arrives at Glasgow Cathedral for his wedding to fitness instructor Prunella Stack, 16th October 1938. On the right is his brother and best man, Lord George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk (1906 - 1994). | (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
11. John MacCormick becomes Rector of Glasgow Uni despite student protests, 1951
Scottish Nationalist John MacCormick (1904 - 1961) accepts his installation as Rector of Glasgow University at St Andrew’s Halls, despite being pelted with eggs, flour, tomatoes and soot by the students, 9th January 1951. | Getty Images
12. Maggie film still: 1954
American actor Paul Douglas (1907 - 1959) is persuaded to join in the local dancing by Fiona Clyne in the light-hearted comedy ‘The Maggie’, filmed on location in and around Glasgow. The film centres around a top level American executive (Douglas) trying to operate in a tiny Scottish village. Alternatively titled ‘Highland Fling’ or ‘High and Dry’, the film was directed by Alexander Mackendrick for Ealing Studios. | (Photo by Robert Penn/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)