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Battlefield is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde . The area takes its name from the Battle of Langside of 1568 in which Mary, Queen of Scots ' army was defeated by forces acting in the name of her infant son, James VI .
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The Clyde Arc was designed by Halcrow Group and built by BAM Nuttall. Glasgow City Council instigated the project in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government. Piling works for the bridge were carried out from a large floating barge on the Clyde, whilst the bridge superstructure was fabricated offsite.
A road bridge was constructed to the south of the railway bridge in 1986, connecting Rutherglen directly to the motorway and Carmyle [38] - previously, road traffic between these areas would need to go via Dalmarnock and London Road, or via the older bridge in Cambuslang (albeit a replacement for this had already been opened in 1976).
Buchanan Wharf is a complex of five mixed use buildings in the Tradeston area of Glasgow, Scotland.The complex comprises a total of five buildings, Clyde Place House, Tradescroft, Windmillcroft, Wellcroft and Grays Hill, with main usage being designated as office buildings.
The original bridge was completed in 1772, and was designed by William Mylne and built by civil engineer John Smeaton. [1] Its seven-arch structure was honoured by Thomas Telford , the first president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, who replaced it in 1833 [ 2 ] with a design built by John Gibb & Son for £34,000.
Tradeston (Scots: Tredstoun) is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde. The name (a portmanteau of "Trades Town") reflected its role as a primarily dockland area with a large number of warehouses and wharves along the riverside were vessels would be unloaded.
The Briggait is a category A listed building in Glasgow, Scotland, situated in the Merchant City area on the Bridgegate and Clyde Street just north of the River Clyde. [1] Construction of the building was completed in 1873. [2] [3] [4]