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 City of Glasgow


Great Western Road
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Photographs of the Great Western Road in Glasgow

Great Western Road in Glasgow

Great Western Road ( A82 ) in Glasgow

begins in the St. Georges Cross area,

 before threading through the city's West End.

Glasgow's "Boulevard"

( the Great Western Road )

 runs NW,
through Kelvinside, Anniesland,

 Blairdardie, Clydebank and Dumbarton,

 before turning north to head up

 the western shore of Loch Lomond.

St.George and Dragon Statue at St.George's Cross on Great Western Road in Glasgow

St.George and Dragon Statue

 at St.George's Cross

 on Great Western Road




Church in Great Western Road in Glasgow





Landsdowne Church in Great Western Road





Lansdowne Church in Great Western Road in Glasgow

Lansdowne Church

 in Great Western Road


 


Bridge over River Kelvin at Great Western Road in Glasgow

Bridge over the River Kelvin

at Great Western Road

from the Kelvin River Walkway Photo Gallery 





Bridge over River Kelvin at Great Western Road in Glasgow

Bridge over the River Kelvin

 at Great Western Road

from the Kelvin River Walkway Photo Gallery






Bridge over River Kelvin at Great Western Road in Glasgow

Bridge over the River Kelvin

 at Great Western Road






Cooper's Building in Great Western Road in Glasgow

Cooper's Building in Great Western Road

Cooper & Co was founded by Thomas Bishop in 1871

 and became one of Scotland's leading grocery shop chains.
 
The building at 499 Great Western Road,

famous for its French Renaissance facade and clock tower,

 was erected in 1886




Old photo of Great Western Road in Glasgow

Old photo of Great Western Road





Kirklee Terrace in Great Western Road, Glasgow

Kirklee Terrace ( 1845 ),

Florentine Renaissance style,

in Great Western Road






Former Kelvinside Free Church in Great Western Road at Byres Road






Former Kelvinside Free Church in Great Western Road at Byres Road in Glasgow

Former Kelvinside Free Church

 in Great Western Road

at Byres Road





Great Western Road







Former Kelvinside Free Church in Great Western Road at Byres Road in Glasgow

Former Kelvinside Free Church

 in Great Western Road at Byres Road

from the entrance to the Botanic Gardens

Photographs of Old Glasgow





Kelvinside Free Church

Former Kelvinside Free Church





Old photo of Great Western Road at the entrance to the Botanic Gardens
 
Old photo of Great Western Road

at the
entrance to the Botanic Gardens

 Glasgow Trams Gallery Glasgow Trams






Former Kelvinside Free Church in Great Western Road at Byres Road in Glasgow

Former Kelvinside Free Church

 in Great Western Road

at Byres Road






Hilton Hotel ( Formerly Grosvenor Hotel ) in Great Western Road at Byres Road in Glasgow

Hilton Hotel ( Formerly the Grosvenor Hotel )

 in Great Western Road

at Byres Road






Grosvenor Terrace in Great Western Road, Glasgow

Grosvenor Terrace ( 1855 - 58 ) Great Western Road

Venetian-style terrace was described as;

 " The finest range of buildings in Great Britain "





Grosvenor Terrace in Great Western Road, Glasgow

Grosvenor Terrace ( 1855 - 58 ) Great Western Road

Venetian-style terrace was described as;

 " The finest range of buildings in Great Britain "






Villa in Great Western Road in Glasgow

Villa in Great Western Road






998 Great Western Road in Glasgow

Villa at 998 Great Western Road ( b1877 )

in Glasgow






Former Kelvinside Train Station ( now The Partners Italian Bistro ) in Great Western Road in Glasgow

Former Kelvinside Train Station

( now The Partners Italian Bistro )

in Great Western Road






Former Kelvinside Train Station ( now The Partners Italian Bistro ) in Great Western Road in Glasgow

Former Kelvinside Train Station

( now The Partners Italian Bistro )

in Great Western Road





Gartnavel Hospital next to Great Western Road in Glasgow

Gartnavel Hospital

next to Great Western Road






Gartnavel Royal Hospital

Gartnavel Royal Hospital

Built in the Gothic Revival style,

the  hospital opened in 1843.

Parts of the hospital are classified

 as a 
category A building

 and are also deemed 
at risk





Bingham's Pond in Great Western Road in Glasgow

Bingham's Pond

 in Great Western Road






Bingham's Pond in Great Western Road in Glasgow

Bingham's Pond

in Great Western Road






Kelvin Court in 1938 on Great Western Road in Glasgow

Kelvin Court in 1938

 at Anniesland

in
Great Western Road






Former Ascot Cinema Building at Anniesland in Great Western Road in Glasgow

Former Ascot Cinema Building

 at Anniesland

in
Great Western Road


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