Glasgow - Provand's Lordship
Provand's Lordship is over 500 years old. Founded in 1471, it is Glasgow's oldest house, the last survivor of around 40 ecclesiastical buildings, called manses, which once formed the precinct of Glasgow Cathedral. It is a rare example of Scottish domestic architecture from the 1400s. Some of the building dates from the 1600s and later.
In his 1736 History of Glasgow, historian John M'Ure states that the manse was also the residence of the Canon of the Prebend of Barlanark, on of the 32 canons of the Cathedral Chapter. This title gradually evolved into Lord of Provan, and the manse consequently became known as Provand's Lordship, the name by which the building is known today.
Glasgow - Provand's Lordship
Provand's Lordship is over 500 years old. Founded in 1471, it is Glasgow's oldest house, the last survivor of around 40 ecclesiastical buildings, called manses, which once formed the precinct of Glasgow Cathedral. It is a rare example of Scottish domestic architecture from the 1400s. Some of the building dates from the 1600s and later.
In his 1736 History of Glasgow, historian John M'Ure states that the manse was also the residence of the Canon of the Prebend of Barlanark, on of the 32 canons of the Cathedral Chapter. This title gradually evolved into Lord of Provan, and the manse consequently became known as Provand's Lordship, the name by which the building is known today.