St Andrew’s-by-the-Green, 1973
St Andrew's-by-the-Green snapped by Duncan McCallum AKA Streapadair in March 1973. It was built as an Episcopalian Church between 1750-52 & was designed by Presbyterian Andrew Hunter who was excommunicated for his efforts. Happily...
Former Royal Exchange (now Gallery of Modern Art) – 1906
Photo (C1202): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
The former Royal Exchange looks stunning against a blue winter sky as it rises majestically over the surrounding square....
Waverley Picture House, 18 Moss Side Rd – 1971
Photo: ScottishCinemas.org.uk
The Waverley Picture House was designed by Watson, Salmond & Gray for Shawlands Picture House Ltd and opened on 25th December 1922. The building is finished in red sandstone but its most prominent...
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...
Commercial Bank of Scotland, Bothwell Street – 1935
Photo (C5513): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
A solitary policeman directs non-existent traffic in this c1935 view of James Miller's 1934 Commercial Bank of Scotland. These...
15 Bothwell Street – 1935
Photo (C5497): 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...
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...
White Elephant Cinema, 42 Kilmarnock Rd – c1950
Photo: The Herald
The White Elephant cinema was designed by architect Harry Barnes and opened its doors in 1927. It was commissioned by renowned showman and eccentric A.E. Pickard, father of the Britannia Panopticon music...
