Locomotion
Locomotion is a work of art in Glasgow City, Scotland. Locomotion is situated nearby to the police station British Transport Police, as well as near the memorial William Annan Fountain, Renfield Street, Glasgow.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Theatre Royal and National Piping Centre.
Theatre Royal
Theater building
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Theatre Royal is the oldest theatre in Glasgow and the longest running in Scotland. Located at 282 Hope Street, at the Cowcaddens area, its front door was originally round the corner in Cowcaddens Street. Theatre Royal is situated 520 feet southwest of Locomotion.
National Piping Centre
Museum
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Piping Centre is an institution in Glasgow, Scotland, dedicated to the playing of the bagpipes, to include not only the Great Highland Bagpipes, but also the Scottish smallpipes and Irish uileann pipes, as well as other traditional musical instruments. National Piping Centre is situated 530 feet west of Locomotion.
Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glasgow Queen Street is a passenger railway terminus serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two main line terminals; the larger is Glasgow Central. Glasgow Queen Street railway station is situated 1,700 feet south of Locomotion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cowcaddens and Garnethill.
Cowcaddens
Suburb
Photo: Hwyndham, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cowcaddens is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It sits directly north of the city centre and is bordered by the newer area of Garnethill to the south-west and Townhead to the east.
Garnethill
Suburb
Garnethill is a predominantly residential area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland with a number of important public buildings.
Blythswood Hill
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blythswood Hill, crowned by Blythswood Square, is an area of central Glasgow, Scotland. Its grid of streets extend from the length of the west side of Buchanan Street to Gordon Street and Bothwell Street, and to Charing Cross, Sauchiehall Street and Garnethill.
Locomotion
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.86697° or 55° 52′ 1″ northLongitude
-4.25401° or 4° 15′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C7QVP8W+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 12993828084OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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