[4] In the centuries that followed, the parkland was used for grazing, washing and bleaching linen, drying fishing nets, and recreational activities like swimming.

[5] In 1765, the Green was the site where inventor James Watt was strolling, when he hit upon the idea of the separate condenser for the steam engine.

[3] In 1792, Glasgow extended the parkland to the east by purchasing an additional stretch of land, known as Fleshers' Haugh from Patrick Bell of Cowcaddens.

The Radical movement for parliamentary reform was growing, and in 1816, about 40,000 people attended a meeting on the green to support demands for a more representative government and an end to the Corn Laws that kept food prices high.

William Ewart Gladstone's Reform Act 1867, which increased the electorate to 230,606 (in 1868), inspired further demonstrations and meetings on the green.

[3] In April 1872, the “women's suffragette society,” that had formed two years earlier, held a large open-air meeting on the green.

5. c. 104) inspired a rally on the green that led to its three lead speakers being imprisoned for 12 months for violations of the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo.

On 29 June 1916, David Lloyd George was invited to receive the Freedom of the City honour, which sparked mass protests on the green.

Michael Jackson performed there on 18 August 1992 during his Dangerous World Tour in front of 65,000 people; it was the only live show he did in Scotland.

The band later split up, but came back together for a world tour, after which they returned to the green on 15 June 2013 and gave another live performance.

In May 2014, the Green was the site of Radio 1's Big Weekend, the biggest free ticketed music event in Europe.

As part of the legacy of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the Green became one of 27 sites in Glasgow to be protected by Fields in Trust through a legal "Minute of Agreement".

The agreement aims to ensure that the Green will be preserved as public recreation land for future generations to enjoy.

The annual Great Scottish Run, which is generally held in early October, finishes up on the Green, with runners entering it through the historic McLennan Arch.

As it neared its 150th birthday, a programme to completely refurbish it was undertaken, partially funded by the European Union, and executed between 1996 and 1998.

The Glasgow Humane Society (the oldest practical lifeboat and lifesaving organisation in the world) is based in the Green.

On 1 November 1889, the factory facade collapsed due to insecure fixings; 29 women were killed in adjacent weaving sheds.

(The story was carved into a section of stone beneath the base of Templeton Gate, installed during refurbishment work to the area in 2005.)

[9] In 1881 a fountain was erected in the park to commemorate Sir William Collins, a figure in the temperance movement who had served as Glasgow's Lord Provost between 1877 and 1880.

[3] Designed by architect Arthur E. Pearce, the 46-foot (14 m)-tall fountain was built by the Royal Doulton company to commemorate Queen Victoria's reign.

However, the arch that had formed the centrepiece of the building was reconstructed, with funding provided by James McLennan, and in 1893 it was sited at the western end of Monteith Row.

A short distance downstream from the weir is the Albert Bridge, which connects the area to the Gorbals district south of the river.

There was a pedestrian link to the Oatlands district on the south side of the river, namely Polmadie Bridge, but in 2015 this was declared unsafe and dismantled.