Barrowland Ballroom
The Barrowland Ballroom is an entertainment venue, dance hall and music venue located in the Calton district in Glasgow, Scotland. A prominent feature of the music scene in Glasgow, the venue has appeared in various elements of popular culture, notably tracks by Amy Macdonald, Simple Minds and Christy Moore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: office@barrowland-ballroom.co.uk
- Type: Theater building
- Description: entertainment venue in Glasgow, Scotland
- Also known as: “Barrowlands” and “The Barras”
- Address: 244 Gallowgate, Glasgow, G4 0TT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Alphonsus‘ Roman Catholic Church, 217 London Road, Glasgow and Glasgow Cathedral.
St Alphonsus‘ Roman Catholic Church, 217 London Road, Glasgow
Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Alphonsus‘ Roman Catholic Church, 217 London Road, Glasgow is situated 420 feet southwest of Barrowland Ballroom.
Glasgow Cathedral
Church
Photo: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glasgow Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Glasgow, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the province of Glasgow, from the 12th century until the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century. Glasgow Cathedral is situated 2,900 feet north of Barrowland Ballroom.
People’s Palace
Museum
Photo: Mmhkk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The People's Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow, Scotland, is a museum and glasshouse situated in Glasgow Green, and was opened on 22 January 1898 by The 5th Earl of Rosebery. People’s Palace is situated 1,400 feet south of Barrowland Ballroom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calton and Merchant City.
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.
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.
Gallowgate
Suburb
Gallowgate is a neighbourhood of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It takes its name from the major thoroughfare through the territory, which is part of the A89 road. Administratively, it is part of the Calton ward of the Glasgow City Council area.
Barrowland Ballroom
- Categories: dance hall, music venue, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.85513° or 55° 51′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.23673° or 4° 14′ 12″ westLevels
4Open location code
9C7QVQ47+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 102147476OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q808992
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Barrowland Ballroom” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Barrowland Ballroom”
- French: “Barrowland Ballroom”
- German: “Barrowland Ballroom”
- Italian: “Barrowland Ballroom”
- Italian: “Barrowland”
- Italian: “Barrowlands”
- Japanese: “バローランド・ボールルーム”
- Polish: “Barrowland Ballroom”
- Portuguese: “Barrowlands”
- Scots: “Barraland Ballroom”
- Swedish: “Barrowland Ballroom”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McIver’s Markets and Arti San Toi.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Barrowland Ballroom”. Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.