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Step back in time & explore the home of Agnes Toward. Protected by the National Trust for Scotland Her mother also used the house as her business premises.

The house at 145 Buccleuch Street was built in 1892 by speculative builders keen to monopolise on Glasgow’s swift industrial boom. Agnes Toward and her mother, Mrs Agnes Reid Toward who was a dressmaker, moved here in 1911. Miss Toward grew up to become a shorthand typist for a firm of shipping merchants and coal exporters called Prentice, Service & Henderson. She never married and worked on into her 70s –today she would be seen as an independent career woman. From her extensive archive, we see that she enjoyed taking holidays in Largs, baking, going to church and taking regular theatre trips to watch musicals. You can still see her sign in the stair, with its proud boast of ‘no fitting required’. Mrs Toward passed away in 1939, and her daughter remained living there until 1965 when her failing health required her to move to long-term hospital care. When Agnes died ten years later she left a set of chairs in her will to a church elder, Mr Sam Davidson. When he visited the house to collect them he brought with him his niece Anna, who was instantly struck by the need to preserve the house and its contents, and persuaded the owners to sell it to her. She lived there for seven years before selling it to the Trust in 1982. The Tenement House today, gives visitors from all over the world an opportunity to travel back in time and learn all about Glasgow's past and tenement life, with a specific focus on women's history. As well as the Towards time capsule to visit, we have a lovely shop that stocks Scottish makers products, exhibitions spaces and an archive. We are a National Trust for Scotland property, looked after thanks to the generosity of our members and donors.

09/10/2026

✨We’re hiring at The Tenement House!✨

Visitor Services Assistant
16 hours per week (fixed days: Saturday & Sunday)
Permanent

Closing Date: 23rd October 2026

Do you love Glasgow stories, quirky historic details, and chatting with visitors from all over the world? The Tenement House is looking for a new Visitor Services Assistant to join our lovely wee team! 🏠

If you’re friendly, reliable, and enjoy being part of a welcoming team, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re building experience in heritage, passionate about Glasgow’s history, or are looking for a customer service job with a bit of a twist, then this could be a perfect fit.

Head to the NTS website for the full details on the role and how to apply, or follow the link in our Instagram bio - we look forward to hearing from you! 👋

23/09/2026

✨Today’s Opening Times✨

Due to a private event, The Tenement House will close at 12pm today. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

We’ll be back open bright and early at 10am tomorrow to welcome you all to the house! 👋

16/09/2026

✨Glasgow Doors Open 2026 kicks off tomorrow!✨

We’re participating in the festival on Sat 19th & Sun 20th. Just a reminder pre-booking for entry across the weekend is essential - walk ups sadly cannot be guaranteed!

Head to the Events page on our website to secure your tickets now! 🎟️

03/09/2026

🪡Every bead and thread tells a story🪡

We popped into The Tenement House archive this week to see what our Collections Care team were up to.

These beaded lace trims - dating back to the late 19th/early 20th century - were repacked to deter any further damage. Many of the items we care for are well over 100 years old now!

We’re extremely fortunate that our archive at Tenement House holds so many extraordinary objects!✨Be sure to ask about some of the items kept by the Toward family across the years on your next visit

The Tenement House is open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm*
*last entry 4.30pm

01/09/2026

🕰️Anyone ready for a wee trip back in time?🕰️

As part of GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival 2026, we’re saying ‘come in, come in’ at The Tenement House.

Come and see how Glaswegians lived through the objects within Agnes Toward’s remarkable home, packed with original objects, stories, and memories from a bygone Glasgow.

Whether you’re a history fanatic, a local looking for something different, or just fancy a good old-fashioned nosy, we’d love to see you there.

The close door is on the latch and the kettle is on - we’ll see you soon! 👋

🗓️19th & 20th September
🕰️10am-5pm
🎟️Tickets via Eventbrite - link in bio (Psst! Tickets are going fast!)

29/08/2026

🕯️🔮Come one, come all and learn what the fates have in store for you…🕯️🔮

Join us at The Tenement House for this unique evening where historical Fortune Telling expert Cara Hamilton will teach you the art of foretelling the future.

Learn the methods of the early 20th century, and you shall not go home empty handed - all our participants will leave with their own specially commissioned Fortune Teller chapbook and cards - inspired by those used by our own Miss Toward!

Tickets are already selling fast - head to our Eventbrite to secure your ticket now! 🎟️

15/08/2026

✨The Kitchen: where all the best parties end up. Even in the 1900s✨

Here's some of our favourite items that can be found in The Tenement House kitchen.

The Tenement House is open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm*
*last entry 4.30pm

14/08/2026

✨We are taking part!✨

Join us at Glasgow’s Doors Open Days Festival 2026 and be a part of something truly remarkable. We are thrilled to invite you to our event during this celebration of Glasgow’s cultural heritage.

Come and see inside Glasgow’s most loved tenement. Step inside Tenement House and be transported to a different era. Four rooms, meticulously restored, appear as if frozen in time, offering a unique window into life in 20th-century Glasgow

📅19th & 20th September
🕰️10am-4.30pm
📍The Tenement House, 145 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow, G3 6QN
🎟️Follow the link in our bio for tickets on Eventbrite

08/08/2026

🐈 On this International Cat Day, we invite you to make the acquaintance of Tib 🐈

Tib the cat features in one of Miss Toward's childhood letters, he's even honoured with a portrait! She also writes in her mother's scrapbook that Tib was black and white.

He has become a fan favourite amongst our visitors, with many leaving notes and pictures for the Tenement House cat!

07/08/2026

We recently had a swatch (a Scottish term meaning to 'inspect') at our visitor comments wall 👀

The comments ranged from "that's exactly how ma granny's living room looked" to our visitors being strangely fascinated by an bed in a cupboard (a valid fascination if we're honest, it's one of our favourite quirks of our wee house)

Turns out a century-old tenement can still get people talking. Who knew? 😆 Here's a selection of our favourites that made us smile

Enjoyed your time at the Tenement House? Be sure to leave us a review via our NTS survey, Trip Advisor or Google. And there's always space for more on our post-it wall!

The Tenement House is open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm*
*last entry 4.30pm

Address

145 Buccleuch Street
Glasgow
G36QN

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441413330183

Website

http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/Tenement-House/

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