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Trongate with Tron kirk steeple on left, viewing west The Trongate 1889. Trongate is one of the oldest streets in the city of Glasgow, Scotland.Trongate begins at Glasgow Cross, where the steeple of the old Glasgow Tolbooth is situated, being the original centre of medieval Glasgow, and goes westward changing its name to Argyle Street at Glassford Street.
High Street is the oldest, and one of the most historically significant, streets in Glasgow, Scotland. Originally the city's main street in medieval times, it formed a direct north–south artery between the Cathedral of St. Mungo (later Glasgow Cathedral ) in the north, to Glasgow Cross and the banks of the River Clyde .
The Rottenrow entrance to the old Royal Maternity Hospital, demolished in 2002. The Rottenrow is a street in the Townhead district of Glasgow, Scotland.One of the oldest streets in the city, it underwent heavy redevelopment in the 20th century and now forms part of the University of Strathclyde's John Anderson Campus.
Candleriggs is a street in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located in the Merchant City area of the city centre. Candleriggs was historically the area of the old city of Glasgow where candlemakers plied their trade, at a safe distance from the crowded tenements clustered around the High Street . [ 1 ]
Glassford's house, known as the Shawfield Mansion, [1] was removed in 1792 to build the street. [2] At the time of its opening the street now known as South Frederick Street, to the south of George Square, was known as Little Glassford Street; hence the original Great Glassford Street differentiation.
At its north-western edge, Albert Bridge is the closest crossing point towards Glasgow city centre. In McNeill Street, Hutchesontown has one of Glasgow's original Carnegie libraries, deftly designed by the Inverness-born architect James Robert Rhind. James Stokes, recipient of the Victoria Cross, was from the area.
Intermediate traffic was relatively insignificant and passenger traffic between Glasgow and Paisley and Greenock was in direct competition, both routes using the Bridge Street station in Glasgow. A fares war quickly took hold in 1870, but in early 1871 a common fares arrangement was agreed, by which the G&SWR received 42.68% of ticket receipts.