Glasgow Police Museum
The Glasgow Police Museum is an independent museum in the Scottish city of Glasgow. The museum opened in 2002 at the Glasgow Central Police Headquarters, before it was relocated to the Merchant City area of the city in 2009.- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—4:30 PM
Sunday: noon—4:30 PM
November—March: Monday closed; Wednesday—Saturday closed - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Address: 1/1, 30 Bell Street, Glasgow, G1 1LQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tron Theatre and Britannia Music Hall.
Tron Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tron Theatre is located in Glasgow, Scotland. The theatre was formerly known as the Tron Kirk. It began as the Collegiate Church of Our Lady and St. Tron Theatre is situated 490 feet south of Glasgow Police Museum.
Britannia Music Hall
Theater building
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Britannia Music Hall in Trongate, Glasgow, Scotland is one of the oldest remaining music halls in Britain. It is located above an amusement arcade, at 113-117 Trongate. Britannia Music Hall is situated 540 feet southwest of Glasgow Police Museum.
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 2,100 feet northwest of Glasgow Police Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merchant City and Glasgow.
Merchant City
Suburb
The Merchant City, a new name introduced through urban renewal by the Scottish Development Agency and the city council in the 1980s is one part of the metropolitan central area of Glasgow.
Glasgow
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland on Clydeside in the Central Belt. Glasgow reinvented itself from the 1990s, one of the most successful examples in Britain, with a range of developments in industry, culture, cuisine and architecture.
Calton
Suburb
Photo: Thejohnfleming, CC BY 3.0.
Calton, known locally as The Calton, is a district in Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, and just to the east of the city centre. Calton's most famous landmark is the Barras street market and the Barrowland Ballroom, one of Glasgow's principal musical venues.
Glasgow Police Museum
- Categories: independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.85799° or 55° 51′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.24511° or 4° 14′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C7QVQ53+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 5053329722OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q113370177
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