Gordon St at Renfield St – 1870
Photo (C1752): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
This palazzo-style warehouse building, diagonally opposite Central Station, was constructed around 1855 although the original architect is unknown. By...
1 Kilmarnock Rd – 1933
Photo (C5105): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
5 Bridge St/15 Carlton Court – 1940s
You've probably passed this Art Deco corner a hundred times and never given it much thought. Perhaps its location, right next to the Georgian grandeur of Carlton Place, means that it's often overlooked.
It was...
Argyle St – James Watt St – c1900
Photo (C1716): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
Corona Bar – 1970s
The ornate exterior of the Corona bar will be familiar to most South Siders. It was built in 1912-13 by Clarke & Bell & J.H. Craigie for well known Glasgow publican James O'Malley at...
Shawlands Cross (Crossmyloof Mansions) – c1900
A view looking south west to Shawlands Cross. The distinctive wedge shape of Crossmyloof Mansions at the junction of Kilmarnock and Pollokshaws Roads is a familiar sight to most South Siders, not least because...
1153 Pollokshaws Rd – 1929
Photo (C6715): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
Sauchiehall St – Lyric Theatre – Early c20th
We're looking west along Sauchiehall St from the corner of Renfield St in this early 20th century postcard view. On the right is the intricate cast iron entrance canopy of the Lyric theatre, while...
42 Miller Street – The Tobacco Merchant’s House – 1909
Photo (C1761): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
This 18th century tobacco merchant's villa had recently had that ugly mansard roof added when this photograph was...












