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Merchant City, Glasgow

Shops + Flats in historic city centre, Strathclyde, Scotland

Merchant City Glasgow image from architect Flats at 80 High St granted planning : Merchant City apartments Merchant City : Branding The new Merchant City street signage by Graven Images (below). The signage plaques and elements were completed in mid-2003: image from Graven Images Merchant City Shops Emporio Armani Shop: image © Adrian Welch Candleriggs Market Fruit Market by Houston in 1907 and market hall by Carrick in 1852 image © Adrian Welch Merchant Square - Building: image © Adrian Welch Scottish Civic Trust offices: image © Adrian Welch Merchant City - Housing: East end of Ingram Street Glasgow housing - photo © Adrian Welch Candleriggs Building by RMJM Architects Glasgow housing - photo © Adrian Welch Merchant City Property Merchant City Shops : Virginia Court News stories re Merchant City:- Merchant City: Ralph Lauren Glasgow Following Edinburgh's win in the battle for Harvey Nichols, Glasgow has counter-attacked by attracting one of the world's best-selling fashion designers. Ralph Lauren is opening his first Scottish store, in the Merchant City area, this autumn. Aug 02 City Halls City Halls - image © adrian welch City Halls Merchant City £8m City Halls project in Glasgow Merchant City gained approval at Glasgow Council's cultural and leisure services committee. The City Halls will become the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBCSSO) base, the Scottish Music Information Centre and Glasgow home for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, due to finish by autumn 2004. The next-door Fruitmarket will be renovated as a break-out space for the project. Nov 02 Merchant City Housing Glasgow City Council approved a 71-apartment scheme - including shops, bar, restaurant - in the Merchant City by Bett Homes, around a three-storey block which includes Bacchus pub and Bennett's nightclub. The project retains the listed facade at the corner of Ingram Street & Hutcheson Street. The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland have objected. Selfridges Glasgow Selfridges by Toyo Ito are reported to have had exclusive talks with the property developer Wilson Bowden in mid-2004 about resurrecting plans to build a large store in the Merchant City, Glasgow Ingram Street Hotel Glasgow Cross: Merchant City Alba Town: Glasgow Cross, Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland. Other Alba Town developments include Bell St The Monument apartments are located on Charlotte Street about 400m east of Glasgow Cross between the Gallowgate and London Road Another building in the heart of the Merchant City is Tron Theatre, not far from the Britannia Music Hall, also known as the Glasgow Panopticon. On the west side of the area is St Andrews Church. On the east side is Homes for the Future A restaurant/bar in the Merchant City area is The Corinthian Club Merchant City Store : Jigsaw Glasgow Jigsaw Glasgow - photo © Adrian Welch Italian Centre, off Ingram Street Graven Images: Design Stories Graven Images designed the foyer exhibition at the Scottish Parliament Building Graven Images Ingram Square Flats Merchant City Branding : Graven Images - contact details Enlarge Map

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