Wilson Street, Glasgow

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Wilson Street
Type Commercial
Maintained by Glasgow City Council
Length 0.064 mi (0.103 km)
Location Glasgow
Postal code G1
Nearest Glasgow Subway station St. Enoch's

Wilson Street is a thoroughfare in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The street runs east from Virginia Street through the Merchant City until it meets Candleriggs.

History

The street was opened in 1790 and was, along with Brunswick Street, John Street and Hutcheson Street, part of Glasgow's second 'new town'. [1]

It was named after George Wilson, a Glasgow merchant, who founded Wilson's School, to the north of the Trongate. [2] Wilson died in London in 1778.

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References

  1. Glasgow Street Names and Places. James Muir. William Hodge and Company. 1899.
  2. "MS Murray 590-594". www.gla.ac.uk.

Coordinates: 55°51′31.2″N4°14′53.4″W / 55.858667°N 4.248167°W / 55.858667; -4.248167