Medieval Garden

I was taking a short cut along Nicholas Street when I became aware of symbols on the fence posts and what looked like an urban allotment behind. When I reached the end of the fence I saw this is a Medieval Garden: «…the medieval landscape of High Street, including the Bishop’s Castle, Old College, Friaries, Pedagogy and burgage plots, which dominated the High Street, now lie hidden beneath Glasgow’s Victorian architecture. The last remaining medieval street, Nicholas Street, can be found at the high end of this new path. The street was named after Pope Nicholas V who founded the University of Glasgow by issuing a Papal Bull in 1451. The garden commemorates Glasgow’s important medieval past. In 2003 an archaeological excavation on Shuttle Street discovered the remains of the 15^th century Franciscan friary-​the original well stones in the garden were found during the dig. The timber medieval fence displays a range of metal shields representingthe medieval Coats of Arms associated with the city: the City of Glasgow, the University of Glasgow, Bishop Wishart’s seal and the Franciscan Friary. The stencilled cut outs represent the trades of the town up to the 17^th Century. Each timber upright marks out a 10 year period from the 13^th to the 21^st century so as you walk down the hill the posts depict a timelinefrom 1250 to the present day. The plates you see are arranged on the fence in the chronology of when they were founded.» Well worth a walk past.