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Cathedral Square is a public square in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Cathedral Square and precinct is situated adjacent to Glasgow Cathedral on High Street/Castle Street at John Knox Street. Nearby are many famous Glasgow landmarks such as Provand's Lordship , Glasgow Royal Infirmary , the Necropolis , the ceremonial Barony Hall of Strathclyde ...
In 1849 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert paid an official visit to the cathedral. The Book of Glasgow Cathedral: A History and Description, edited by George Eyre-Todd, is a significant collection of writings from a number of different authors on the history and other aspects of the cathedral which was printed in 1898 by Morison Brothers of 52 ...
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The museum is located in Cathedral Square, on the lands of Glasgow Cathedral at Castle Street. It was constructed in 1989 [6] on the site of a medieval castle-complex, the former residence of the bishops of Glasgow, parts of which can be seen inside the cathedral and at the People's Palace, Glasgow.
The work was completed in April 2011, and saw the return of the cathedra to St Andrew's Cathedral from the temporary pro-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Glasgow at Saint Mary's, Calton. The cathedral re-opened officially on 11 April 2011.
Cathedral Square, Glasgow: 1862: John Mossman: Statue on pedestal: Bronze and pink granite: Category B: Q17811583: Lumsden was a stationer, local benefactor and Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1843 to 1846. [2] More images: David Livingstone: Cathedral Square, Glasgow: 1879: John Mossman: Statue on pedestal: Bronze and granite: Category B: Q17811564
In 1897, due to the statue obstructing traffic it was moved to a traffic island in front of the new Glasgow Cross railway station. In 1923, the statue was put in storage. In 1926, it was moved to Cathedral Square where it remains to this day. [4]
St Andrew's in the Square is the former church in the centre of St Andrew's Square; it was inspired by St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. Formerly known as St Andrew's Church of Scotland Parish church, it was constructed between 1739 and 1756, and is the fourth oldest church in Glasgow, after the Cathedral, the Tron Church in Trongate and the nearby St Andrew's-by-the-Green.