25/04/2026
As part of this year's Glasgow Blythswood Festival which runs from Friday 1st May to Sunday 17th May there are a range of events which will be of interest to many. The Festival website is https://glasgowblythswoodfestival.co.uk/ In particular, under the heading of Talks, there are two talks being hosted by, and in, Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel, 11 Blythswood Square, Glasgow G2 4AD, which, as you will know, was remodelled as the splendid Royal Scottish Automobile Club in 1926 by renowned architect James Miller.
Both talks, are open to the public, and without charge, taking place on Saturday 9th May in the hotel's Monte Carlo Room, adjacent to the Rally Bar. The speaker on both occasions is Dr Nina Baker, a former deacon at the Trades House of Glasgow. She is an engineer by profession, and now a historian of women in engineering. The morning talk starts at 11am and is titled.... 'Gang Warily' : the Royal Scottish Automobile Club's Unique Place in British Motoring History
The afternoon talk starts at 3pm and is titled ... 'Clubbable Sisters' : a history of women's motoring societies
More details are in the Festival website, and how to reserve a space.