111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn''t Miss

About Tom Shields

Tom Shields was born in Glasgow and has never left apart from frequent sojourns to Barcelona. He studied at Strathclyde University on and off (more off than on) and after 32 years finally graduated with a hybrid BA degree in engineering mathematics Spanish Latin American studies Catalan and wine-tasting. He received an honorary doctorate from Strathclyde officially for services to Glasgow humour but more likely for his efforts to keep the university's bars and restaurants busy. He fell into journalism at an early age and spent more than 40 years at the Glasgow Herald and Sunday Herald much of the time writing Diary columns. His five Diary collection books are still popular mainly in charity shops. Gillian Tait was born in Edinburgh and grew up in other parts of Scotland. She studied art history and painting conservation at the universities of Edinburgh and London respectively and worked in the museum sector for many years before reinventing herself as a researcher editor writer and photographer. She is the author and photographer of 111 Places in Edinburgh That You Shouldnt Miss and 111 Places in Fife That You Shouldnt Miss and also contributed to 111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldnt Miss as photographer and editor. She lives in the heart of Edinburghs Old Town.