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Architect (s) Charles Wilson. Main contractor. James Boucher. 22 Park Circus is a 19th-century townhouse in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. Originally a family home, it was later a club and an Italian consulate. From 1994 to 2013 the building housed the city's register office.
National Trust for Scotland properties is a link page listing the cultural, built and natural heritage properties and sites owned or managed by the National Trust for Scotland. Aberdeen and Grampian [ edit ]
Overview. The city is known for its tenements, [ 1] where a common stairwell is informally known as a close. [ 2][ 3] These were the most popular form of housing in 19th- and 20th-century Glasgow and remain the most common form of dwelling in Glasgow today. [ 4] Tenements are commonly bought by a wide range of social types and are favoured for ...
Townhead ( Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Bhaile, Scots: Tounheid) is a district within the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of Glasgow's oldest areas, and contains two of its major surviving medieval landmarks – Glasgow Cathedral and the Provand's Lordship . In medieval times, Townhead was the gateway into Glasgow from the north, while today ...
History. Prior to development, Hyndland was an area of farmland called 'Hind Land' and belonged to the Bishops of Glasgow. The first tenements were built in 1885. [2] On 13 March 1941, a parachute mine was dropped on Hyndland by the Luftwaffe, destroying three tenement buildings on Dudley Drive.
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W. Wellhouse. Wyndford. Categories: Geography of Glasgow. Buildings and structures in Glasgow. Areas of Glasgow. Housing estates in Scotland. Populated places in Glasgow.
The Park District area is bordered by the City Centre, Kelvingrove, Kelvingrove Park and Woodlands. Park Circus was built between 1855 and 1863. [2] Many of the area's large townhouses that were converted to offices during the latter half of the 20th century are being returned to residential use. It was declared a Conservation Area in 1970.