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...
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...
15 Bothwell Street – 1935
Photo (C5497): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
1-7 Blythswood Square – c1860s
Photo (C1804): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
The cobbles are gone and cars now line the streets, but the north side of Blythswood Square is little...
21 Minard Rd – 1936
Photo (C6469): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
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...
68-74 Buchanan Street – 1938
Photo (C5620): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
With something as substantial as a building you'd think there will always be plenty of evidence as to its...
Commercial Bank of Scotland, 113-115 Buchanan St – 1938
Photo (C5580): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
A. Sydney Mitchell and George Wilson's 1886 extension to David Rhind's earlier Commercial Bank of Scotland (1854-7) stands...
14-34 Kilmarnock Rd – 1939
Photo (C6336): Sourced from Virtual Mitchell and reproduced with the kind permission of Glasgow City Archives.
