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Surprising history of Glasgow's first youth hostel


Hostelling is celebrating its 90th birthday
HIKERS and young people exploring Scotland often ended up spending the night in a police cell in Glasgow in the 30s and 40s – but it was all entirely innocent.
The city’s first youth hostel was created in the old Cathcart Police Station and Barracks on Clarkston Road in 1938.
For the princely sum of ‘one and thruppence’ (one shilling and three old pennies) hostellers could sleep in a room which would once have housed far less savoury characters.
Early hostellers, c 1932 Pic: Hostelling Scotland
In his book ‘An illustrated history of SYHA’s Youth Hostels 1931-2011’ volunteer archivist John Martin explains that agreement had been reached between Glasgow Corporation and the SYHA as early as September 1937 for the plan to turn the old police station into a youth hostel. ....

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