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| Type | Commercial |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Glasgow City Council |
| Length | 0.16 mi (0.26 km) |
| Location | Glasgow |
| Postal code | G1 |
| Nearest Glasgow Subway station | St. Enoch's |
Glassford Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The street runs north from the junction of Argyle Street and Trongate through the Merchant City until it meets Ingram Street.
Originally this was on the grounds of house of John Glassford; a noted Tobacco Lord. The street was opened in 1793 and originally named Great Glassford Street. 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. Great Glassford Street was still being used in an advertisement of 1802. [2]
As the new name of South Frederick Street became known instead of Little Glassford Street, there was no need for the differentiation of Great Glassford Street. The street simply became known as Glassford Street. [2]
As a street which operates in two directions, unlike many in central Glasgow which are either one-way or fully pedestrianised, Glassford Street forms an important part of the city's taxi and bus corridor network.
Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, three miles from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having previously existed as a separate Lanarkshire burgh, in 1975 Rutherglen lost its own local council and administratively became a component of the City of Glasgow District within the Strathclyde region. In 1996 the towns were reallocated to the South Lanarkshire council area.
George Square is the principal civic square in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of six squares in the city centre, the others being Cathedral Square, St Andrew's Square, St Enoch Square, Royal Exchange Square, and Blythswood Square on Blythswood Hill.
The A728 is a route number in Glasgow, Scotland applied to two connected roads.
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The Tobacco Lords were a group of Scottish merchants active during the Georgian era who made substantial sums of money via their participation in the triangular trade, primarily through dealing in slave-produced tobacco that was grown in the Thirteen Colonies. Concentrated in the port city of Glasgow, these merchants utilised their fortunes, which were also partly made via the direct ownership of slaves, to construct numerous townhouses, churches and other buildings in Scotland.
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