Photographs of old buildings in the City of Glasgow
City and County Building in Wilson Street This Greek-revival structure was used as an administrative centre and for the Sheriff Court |
Buildings in the Gallowgate in 1868 |
Glasgow Bridge and Harbour in 1868 The deepening of the River Clyde was central to the development of Glasgow as a world industrial centre. |
The
Old College in Glasgow.
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Doorway
of the Old College
in Glasgow |
Old
College
in High Street of Glasgow |
Old
College
in High Street of Glasgow |
Old
College
in High Street of Glasgow |
Plaque
from the Old College Building in the High Street |
Plaque
from the Old College Building in the High Street |
Plaque
from the Old College Building |
Glasgow University in 1870
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Glasgow University
|
Glasgow University
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Buildings
in High Street
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Buildings
in Main Street
in the Gorbals |
The former Hunterian Museum in the High Street This commemorated the surgeon William Hunter who left £8000 to Glasgow University to build a museum |
Theatre
Royal in Dunlop Street in 1863
The building was demolished in the 1860s |
Christian
Institute
Victorian Gothic Christian Institute at 64-100 Bothwell Street in 1911 |
Tenements
in Old Saltmarket
|
Hutcheson's Hospital
The original Hutcheson’s Hospital ( built 1641–50 ) was situated on the north side of the Trongate. George Hutcheson, notary, banker and philanthropist, left money in his will for a hospital to be built for ‘poor old men’. His brother Thomas, lawyer and philanthropist, added money to this to include a school for ‘poor boys’, so Hutcheson’s Grammar School was born |
Old
College building
in High Street of Glasgow One of two blocks of tenement houses designed by Robert and James Adam in the early 1790s for the University of Glasgow The tenements were demolished in 1974. |
Elgin
Place Church ( 1856 )
It was built in the Greek Revival style, the large pillars at the front giving it the appearance of a classical temple. Demolished after a fire in 2004. |
Elephant
Cinema in Shawlands.
Originally
named the White Elephant opened in 1927. Despite the dropping of the "White" from the name, it was an early casualty of falling cinema audiences. It closed in 1960 to be redesigned as shops. |
Embassy
Cinema in Shawlands.
Opened in 1936 the Embassy was sold to Glasgow Photo Playhouse in 1938 and demolished in 1965. |
Corona
Bar in Shawlands.
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Cinema
in George Road.
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Paragon
Cinema, Cumberland St,
converted from a church building. Only a few cosmetic changes and the addition of a projection room distinguished the cinema from the church, with the original pews being retained inside. Soon after its opening in 1912, the Paragon was bought by Richard Singleton, rebuilt in 1927, and sold to the Odeon chain in 1936. The Paragon was closed in 1958, and demolished soon afterwards. |
Paragon
Cinema, Cumberland St,
|
Odeon
Cinema
opened as the Paramount Theatre, on Hogmanay 1934. Its American owners sold out to the British-owned Odeon chain. |
Odeon
Cinema
opened as the Paramount Theatre, on Hogmanay 1934. Its American owners sold out to the British-owned Odeon chain. |
Kinning Park
Coop
47 - 59 Bridge Street |
McGeoch &
Co Warehouse
designed by J.J.Burnett built in 1905 |
Glasgow
Trades House.
Often referred to as ‘The Hidden Gem of Glasgow’ or ‘Glasgow’s Best Kept Secret’. The building was designed and built from 1791-1794 by prominent Scottish architect Robert Adam. Apart from the medieval cathedral, it is the oldest building in Glasgow that is still used for its original purpose |
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