Glasgow Tolbooth
The Glasgow Tolbooth was a municipal structure at Glasgow Cross, Glasgow, Scotland. The main block, which was the meeting place of the Royal Burgh of Glasgow, was demolished in 1921 leaving only the steeple standing.Photo: Glaspark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “High Street, Tolbooth Steeple”, “Tolbooth Steeple”, “Tolbooth Steeple, Glasgow”, and “Tolbooth Steeple, High Street, Glasgow”
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 430 feet west of Glasgow Tolbooth.
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 700 feet west of Glasgow Tolbooth.
St Andrew’s in the Square
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's in the Square is an 18th-century category-A-listed former church in Glasgow, Scotland, considered one of the finest classical churches in Scotland, and now Glasgow's Centre for Scottish Culture, promoting Scottish music, song and dance. St Andrew’s in the Square is situated 710 feet south of Glasgow Tolbooth.
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
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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 Tolbooth
- Category: building
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.85682° or 55° 51′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.24361° or 4° 14′ 37″ westHeight
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
9C7QVQ44+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 115356991OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q17567493
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In Other Languages
“Glasgow Tolbooth” goes by many names.
- German: “Tolbooth Steeple (Glasgow)”
- German: “Tolbooth Steeple”
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