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In 1190, a fire badly damaged Glasgow Cathedral [8] [9] and on 17 July 1652, the 'Great Fire of Glasgow' destroyed one-third of the city. [ 10 ] In February 1849, 65 people, almost all under the age of 20, were crushed to death in a panic caused by a small fire in the Theatre Royal in Dunlop Street. [ 11 ]
Maryhill Burgh Halls is a local heritage site located in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, a few miles North-West of Glasgow city centre. Maryhill Burgh Halls was initially opened in 1878 as a municipal building complex, which served as a police station and fire station until the 1970s.
Candleriggs is a street in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located in the Merchant City area of the city centre. Candleriggs was historically the area of the old city of Glasgow where candlemakers plied their trade, at a safe distance from the crowded tenements clustered around the High Street . [ 1 ]
The City Halls are part of a market complex designed by John Carrick in 1882, but the grand hall itself was designed by George Murray and opened in 1841. It was the first hall suitable for large gatherings and concerts to be built in the City and played host to the likes of Benjamin Disraeli , Charles Dickens , Hungarian patriot Lajos Kossuth ...
Formerly part of the County of Renfrew, Crosshill had a brief existence as an independent police burgh from 1871 until it was absorbed by Glasgow in 1891. [1] Crosshill and Govanhill to its north form a continuous built-up area and due to sharing a postcode and amenities, as well as a similar design style in some buildings, they are often considered to be the same district (however ...
Glasgow's Cowcaddens Cross viewing east towards Hope Street in postcard c1900. Cowcaddens (/ ˌ k aʊ ˈ k æ d ə n z /; Scots: Coucaddens, Scottish Gaelic: Coille Challtainn) [1] is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It sits directly north of the city centre and is bordered by the newer area of Garnethill to the south-west and Townhead ...
An early map of Glasgow in 1776, centred on Glasgow Cross. ... Merchant Square, and the City Halls. ... destroyed in the art school fire of 15 June 2018, ...
Maclay Hall Fire, June 2006. The University of Glasgow had a hall of residence on Park Terrace, known as Maclay Hall. [9] It was donated to the University by Lord and Lady Maclay in 1921 in memory of their two sons who fell during the First World War. The hall was sold for private development in 2004.