Victorian Office building on the corner of George Street and North Frederick Street in central Glasgow. Designed by W.W. Robertson and built in 1885, it has Renaissance style details and a French style roof with dormer attic windows.
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A warning sign I came across this afternoon in George Square in Glasgow. Given how often I've just about been hit by a bus while photographing the city's architecture, it's good advice!
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The rooftop of Glasgow City Chambers on George Square agaimst yesterday's spectacular sunrise.
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Some of the many domes and statues on William Young's 1880s City Chambers in Glasgow.
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As for me: attended remembrance days in all weather's, marched in Paisley Trans Pride masked for Covid, attended #GeorgeSquare #BriannaGhey vigil & Prides since 2000 Edin & Glas in support & marching. Did the EHRC West George St protest. I'm there if I'm healthy and I do what I can. Not given up.
The Merchants' House on George Square in Glasgow. Designed by John Burnet and built in the 1870s, the upper storeys, along with the dome and its distinctive finial, were added in 1907 by Burnet's son, J.J. Burnet.
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One of the 1914 Classical style extensions to Robert Mathieson's 1875 General Post Office building on George Square in Glasgow. The extensions was designed by W.T. Oldrieve and C.J E. Simpson.
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Pics from my recent travels! I have so many, will prob post a few here before getting back into projects 🏴
#scotland #glasgow #mallaig #bothwellcastle #georgesquare #mypetmonster #travel
Victorian Office building on the corner of George Street and North Frederick Street in central Glasgow. Designed by W.W. Robertson and built in 1885, it had Renaissance style details and a French style roof with dormer attic windows.
#glasgow #architecture #georgesquare #architecturephotography
#GLASGOW Protests Against the Supreme Court Ruling
TOMORROW Saturday 19th #GeorgeSquare 2pm
Please cascade post. Many thanks.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransPeopleMatter
#TransMenAreMen #TransWomenAreWomen
#RESIST
#DoNOTComplyInAdvance
Dog God
#streetphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitestreetphotography #monochrome #monochromephotography
#glasgowcity #dog #preacher #georgesquare
#lgbtq #protest
A line of buildings, domestic and columns in silhouette against the night sky. The moon is in shot visible behind some light cloud. Photo converted to black and white for additional atmosphere.
I was at a show in Glasgow last night and managed to capture this image on my phone while crossing George Square.
#photography #glasgow #georgesquare #architecture #night #moon #blackandwhite #classicmono #travel #Scotland #samsung #mobile
I've taken part in #Trump protests in #GeorgeSquare 3 times since moving here!
Already preparing for the next one!
And WTF is a “preliminary meeting” in 🏴 to discuss the #StateVisit all about?
*Plans for demo in #GeorgeSquare *
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#glasgow
We watched the pigeons in George Square while we were waiting for the train to Inverness
Really enjoyed this guy lifting up the mood in #GeorgeSquare what a soothing voice! #glasgow #scotland
This panel is on the Robert Burns statue in George Square in central Glasgow, and was created by James Alexander Ewing in the 1880s.
#glasgow #sculpture #robertburns #cuttysark #georgesquare #alloway
Entranced by her salacious dancing, Tam calls out, revealling his presence to the assembled witches, and causing him to have to flee for his life.
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A sculpted bronze panel of Alloway Kirk scene from Robert Burns' 1791 narrative poem Tam o' Shanter, where he first lays eyes on the young witch he nicknames Cutty Sark (after the revealling gown she's wearing).
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Born in 1777, Campbell was not only a highly respected poet by the likes of Byron, he also served as the Rector of Glasgow University and helped found University College London.
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A plaque marking the birthplace of the Romantic poet Thomas Campbell at 215 High Street in Glasgow, and his statue in nearby George Square.
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The former Bank of Scotland building on the corner of Saint Vincent Place and George Square.
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A Classical style terrace overlooking Originally domestic accommodation, it gives an idea of how the area around George Square would have looked at the start of the Victorian era. It became the Queen's Hotel in 1855.
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A Classical style terrace overlooking George Square in Glasgow. Built around 1810, the porches and balcony were added around 1850, while the top flooor and mansard attic was added in 1903.
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It was later extended and enlarged by W.W. Robertson in the 1890s and C.J.W. Simpson in the 1910s.
#glasgow #architecture #georgesquare #glasgowbuildings #buildingphotography #architecturephotography
The former General Post Office on George Square in Glasgow. Designed by Robert Mathieson of the Office of Public Works for Scotland, it was built in the 1870s.
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It was designed by the architect J.J. Burnet, while the sculptures, including the lions, were created by Ernest Gillick.
#glasgow #lions #cenotaph #georgesquare #warmemorial #sculpture
One of the two lions on the Cenotaph in Glasgow's George Square. It was created in the 1920s to remember those who died during World War I.
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One of the rather wonderful caryatids above one of the George Square entrances to Merchants' House in Glasgow. It was scupted by James Young and was created in the 1870s.
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #sculpture #georgesquare #architecturephotography #caryatid
