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 Photographs of old buildings in the City of Glasgow


City and County Building in Wilson Street, 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

Buildings in the Gallowgate

in 1868






Glasgow Bridge and Harbour 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

The Old College in Glasgow.

 


Doorway of the Old College in Glasgow

Doorway of the Old College

 in Glasgow



Old College Building in the High Street in Glasgow

Old College

 in High Street of Glasgow





Old College Building in the High Street in Glasgow

Old College

 in High Street of Glasgow




Old College Building in the High Street in Glasgow

Old College

 in High Street of Glasgow





Plaque from the Old College Building in the High Street in Glasgow

Plaque

 from the Old College Building

 in the High Street





Plaque from the Old College Building in the High Street in Glasgow

Plaque

 from the Old College Building

 in the High Street





Plaque from the Old College Building in the High Street in Glasgow

Plaque

 from the Old College Building





Glasgow University in 1870

Glasgow University in 1870





Glasgow University

Glasgow University





Glasgow University

Glasgow University





Buildings in High Street in Glasgow

Buildings in High Street



Buildings in Main Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow

Buildings in Main Street

 in the Gorbals





The former Hunterian Museum

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, Glasgow

Theatre Royal in Dunlop Street in 1863

The building was demolished in the 1860s





Christian Institute, Glasgow

Christian Institute

 Victorian Gothic Christian Institute

 at 64-100 Bothwell Street in 1911






Tenements in Old Saltmarket of Glasgow

Tenements in Old Saltmarket





Hutcheson's Hospital

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 the High Street in Glasgow

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 in Glasgow

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.




Elgin Place Church in Glasgow

Elgin Place Church in 2004.




Elephant Cinema in Glasgow

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 Glasgow

Embassy Cinema in Shawlands.

  Opened in 1936

the Embassy was sold

to Glasgow Photo Playhouse in 1938

and demolished in 1965.






Corona Bar

Corona Bar in Shawlands.




Cinema in George Road

Cinema in George Road.




Paragon Cinema, Cumberland St

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

Paragon Cinema, Cumberland St,





Odeon Cinema

Odeon Cinema

opened as the Paramount Theatre,

 on Hogmanay 1934.

 Its American owners sold out

to the British-owned Odeon chain.





Odeon Cinema

Odeon Cinema

opened as the Paramount Theatre,

on Hogmanay 1934.

 Its American owners sold out

to the British-owned Odeon chain.





Glasgow Trades House

Glasgow Trades House.





Kinning Park Coop in Glasgow

Kinning Park Coop

 47 - 59 Bridge Street





McNeill Street Bakery in Glasgow

McNeill Street USCB Bakery





McNeill Street Bakery in Glasgow

McNeill Street USBC Bakery





McGeoch & Co in Glasgow

McGeoch & Co Warehouse

 designed by J.J.Burnett

built in 1905






Glasgow Trades House

Glasgow Trades House.

Often referred to asThe 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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