Search full image library
Enter words, names or reference numbers. This opens Alamy results in a new tab.
Other languages and quick categories
Search HotpixUK images in Spanish, French, German, Italian, or English. Use the dropdown for shortcuts.
Search Glasgow-G2 in other languages
Search All in French
FR Glasgow-G2,
Search All German
DE Glasgow-G2,
Search All Italian
IT Glasgow-G2,
Search All Spanish
ES Glasgow-G2,
Back to all images preview
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,tea,restaurant,signs,G2,Chaakoo Bombay Cafe,79 St Vincent Street,G2 5TF,message,messages,warn,to,customer,customers,diner,diners,overhead,cafe,theme,Iranian,vibe,feel,atmosphere,eating,place,all,chai,without,drug,drugs,hanging,ceiling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE4EC -
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,tea,restaurant,signs,G2,Chaakoo Bombay Cafe,79 St Vincent Street,G2 5TF,message,messages,warn,to,customer,customers,diner,diners,overhead,cafe,theme,Iranian,vibe,feel,atmosphere,eating,place,all,chai,without,drug,drugs,hanging,ceiling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE4EY -
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,tea,restaurant,signs,G2,Chaakoo Bombay Cafe,79 St Vincent Street,G2 5TF,message,messages,warn,to,customer,customers,diner,diners,overhead,cafe,theme,Iranian,vibe,feel,atmosphere,eating,place,all,chai,without,drug,drugs,hanging,ceiling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE4FP -
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,Glasgow,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Xmas,Christmas,Xmas lights,decorations,street lights,Christmas Markets,Festive,street,streets,Glasgow Christmas Festive Lights,G2,G2 1DU,Glasgow Christmas,tree,Christmas Tree,hall,at,dusk,night,evening,in,illuminations,chambers,fairground,twilight,skyline,buildings,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEHWK -
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,Glasgow,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Xmas,Christmas,Xmas lights,decorations,street lights,Christmas Markets,Festive,street,streets,Glasgow Christmas Festive Lights,G2,G2 1DU,Glasgow Christmas,tree,Christmas Tree,hall,at,dusk,night,evening,in,illuminations,chambers,fairground,twilight,skyline,buildings,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEHX0 -
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,Glasgow,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Xmas,Christmas,Xmas lights,decorations,street lights,Christmas Markets,Festive,street,streets,Glasgow Christmas Festive Lights,G2,G2 1DU,Glasgow Christmas,tree,Christmas Tree,hall,at,dusk,night,evening,in,illuminations,chambers,fairground,twilight,skyline,buildings,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEHXC -
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,Glasgow,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,standard measures,1 inch,1 foot,1 yard,G2 1AL,G2,measures,Corporation,brown,plaque,fair trading,standards of measurement,measurement standards,George Square,standard chain,George Square Heritage Trail,Imperial measures,imperial,measure,measurement,measurements,standards,1882,board of trade,chain,link,feet,yard
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEJ0P - In the times before you could buy a ruler in your local stationers or a tape measure in a hardware store, people estimated the length of objects from the lengths of parts of their body. For example:
(i) An inch is roughly the length of the end of your thumb (i.e. from the joint to its end)
(ii) A foot is what you would expect, i.e. the length of a foot, originally the length of the Kings foot.
(iii) A yard was a Bowmans pull (i.e. from your breastbone to your hand).
Such rules of thumb are adequate if all that is required is a rough estimate of the length of an object, but you can imagine the arguments that would ensue if you were buying or selling cloth for example. If you are selling cloth you would make the most profit if you used someone with short arms as your measure, however if you are a tailor buying cloth, you would prefer someone with long arms! To ensure fair trading, standards of measurements were provided in public places in towns and cities throughout the UK.
The chain is the unit of measure used by surveyors, as recently as 50 years ago a young apprentice surveyor was sent to George Square to check the length of his company's chain against the length of the standard chain. In the days before metrication every child had to learn 3 feet make a yard, 22 yards make a chain, 10 chains make a furlong and 8 furlongs make a mile.
There are three sets of measurement standards to be found in George Square:
(a) The standard inch, foot, 2 foot, and 3 foot are mounted on the wall of the City Chambers (locate them on the right hand side of the entrance to the City Chambers as you face the building with your back to the Square).
(b) There is a standard chain with its links in the Square (locate these between the benches and the grassed area on the east side of square.)
(c) 100 feet. (Again these are located beside the benches, this time at the grassed area at the west side.)
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,Glasgow,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Municipal Buildings Glasgow,Municipal Buildings,Victorian civic architecture,Victorian,civic architecture,G2 1DU,G2,Let Glasgow Flourish Mosaic,The Glasgow coat of arms,bird,tree,bell and fish,from City Chambers,George Square,Let Glasgow Flourish,Mosaic,coat of arms,iconic,imposing,buildings,floor,logo,Glasgow logo,LetGlasgowFlourish,Keramic Mosaic,Citys Coat of Arms,City Coat of Arms,City,Coat of Arms
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEJ10 - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young. a native of Paisley.
The entrance hall of the Chambers displays a mosaic of the city's coat of arms on the floor. The arms reflect legends about Glasgow's patron saint, Saint Mungo, and include four emblems ? the bird, tree, bell, and fish ? as remembered in the following verse:
Here's the Bird that never flew
Here's the Tree that never grew
Here's the Bell that never rang
Here's the Fish that never swam
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 m2 (53,990 sq ft). In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 m2
Need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold ? with the exception of the steeple, which still remains ? and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green.
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,Glasgow,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Xmas,Christmas,Xmas lights,decorations,street lights,Christmas Markets,Festive,street,streets,Glasgow Christmas Festive Lights,G2,G2 1DU,Glasgow Christmas,tree,Christmas Tree,hall,at,dusk,night,evening,in,People Make Glasgow,Uni,University,illuminations,chambers,fairground,twilight,skyline,buildings,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEJ16 -
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,Glasgow,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,1 foot,1 inch,standard measures,1 yard,G2 1AL,G2,measures,Corporation,brown,plaque,fair trading,standards of measurement,measurement standards,George Square,standard chain,George Square Heritage Trail,Imperial measures,imperial,measure,measurement,measurements,standards,1882,board of trade,chain,link,feet,yard
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEJ2B - In the times before you could buy a ruler in your local stationers or a tape measure in a hardware store, people estimated the length of objects from the lengths of parts of their body. For example:
(i) An inch is roughly the length of the end of your thumb (i.e. from the joint to its end)
(ii) A foot is what you would expect, i.e. the length of a foot, originally the length of the Kings foot.
(iii) A yard was a Bowmans pull (i.e. from your breastbone to your hand).
Such rules of thumb are adequate if all that is required is a rough estimate of the length of an object, but you can imagine the arguments that would ensue if you were buying or selling cloth for example. If you are selling cloth you would make the most profit if you used someone with short arms as your measure, however if you are a tailor buying cloth, you would prefer someone with long arms! To ensure fair trading, standards of measurements were provided in public places in towns and cities throughout the UK.
The chain is the unit of measure used by surveyors, as recently as 50 years ago a young apprentice surveyor was sent to George Square to check the length of his company's chain against the length of the standard chain. In the days before metrication every child had to learn 3 feet make a yard, 22 yards make a chain, 10 chains make a furlong and 8 furlongs make a mile.
There are three sets of measurement standards to be found in George Square:
(a) The standard inch, foot, 2 foot, and 3 foot are mounted on the wall of the City Chambers (locate them on the right hand side of the entrance to the City Chambers as you face the building with your back to the Square).
(b) There is a standard chain with its links in the Square (locate these between the benches and the grassed area on the east side of square.)
(c) 100 feet. (Again these are located beside the benches, this time at the grassed area at the west side.)
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,Glasgow,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,standard measures,1 yard,1 inch,1 foot,G2 1AL,G2,measures,Corporation,brown,plaque,fair trading,standards of measurement,measurement standards,George Square,standard chain,George Square Heritage Trail,Imperial measures,imperial,measure,measurement,measurements,standards,1882,board of trade,chain,link,feet,yard
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEJ3J - In the times before you could buy a ruler in your local stationers or a tape measure in a hardware store, people estimated the length of objects from the lengths of parts of their body. For example:
(i) An inch is roughly the length of the end of your thumb (i.e. from the joint to its end)
(ii) A foot is what you would expect, i.e. the length of a foot, originally the length of the Kings foot.
(iii) A yard was a Bowmans pull (i.e. from your breastbone to your hand).
Such rules of thumb are adequate if all that is required is a rough estimate of the length of an object, but you can imagine the arguments that would ensue if you were buying or selling cloth for example. If you are selling cloth you would make the most profit if you used someone with short arms as your measure, however if you are a tailor buying cloth, you would prefer someone with long arms! To ensure fair trading, standards of measurements were provided in public places in towns and cities throughout the UK.
The chain is the unit of measure used by surveyors, as recently as 50 years ago a young apprentice surveyor was sent to George Square to check the length of his company's chain against the length of the standard chain. In the days before metrication every child had to learn 3 feet make a yard, 22 yards make a chain, 10 chains make a furlong and 8 furlongs make a mile.
There are three sets of measurement standards to be found in George Square:
(a) The standard inch, foot, 2 foot, and 3 foot are mounted on the wall of the City Chambers (locate them on the right hand side of the entrance to the City Chambers as you face the building with your back to the Square).
(b) There is a standard chain with its links in the Square (locate these between the benches and the grassed area on the east side of square.)
(c) 100 feet. (Again these are located beside the benches, this time at the grassed area at the west side.)
Description
Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,Personal Assistant,Glasgow Lord Provost,Scotland,G2,brown,wood,wooden,door,hardwood,mahogany,door of power,doors of power,behind the door of power,doorway,doors,entrance,PA,assistant,assistants,private room,no access,Lord Provosts Personal Assistant,office,of,lock,locked,official,dragon,secretary,secretaries
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2PA - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young. a native of Paisley.
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 m2 (53,990 sq ft). In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 m2 - The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the convener of the Glasgow City Council. Elected by the city councillors, the Lord Provost serves not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. The office is equivalent in many ways to the institution of mayor that exists in the cities of many other countries.
The Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow, by virtue of office, is also:
Lord-Lieutenant of the County of the City of Glasgow
a Commissioner of Northern Lighthouses.
Each of the 32 Scottish local authorities elects a provost, but it is only the four main cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee that have a Lord Provost, who also serves as the lord-lieutenant for the city. This is codified in the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. As of 2017, the role attracts an salary of ?41,546, plus an annual expenses budget of ?5000
Description
Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,Glasgow,Scotland,G2 1AL,city centre,columns,marble,building,architecture,dome,domes,curve,curves,flavour of Italy,alabaster,Victorian architecture,stone,opulent,opulence,ornate,mosaic,column,inside,interior,tour,tourist,lighting,lantern,lanterns,alcove,alcoves
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T3 - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young. a native of Paisley.
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 m2 (53,990 sq ft). In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 m2
Description
Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,Glasgow,Scotland,G2 1AL,city centre,flavour of Italy,alabaster,building,architecture,columns,marble,Victorian,curves,carved lion,luck to rub,rub the lions nose,lions nose,City Chambers lion,Glasgow lion,Glasgow city chambers lion,stone,opulent,opulence,ornate,mosaic,famous,luck,lucky,cat,lion,nose,stair,stairs,strength,good luck
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T4 - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young. a native of Paisley.
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 m2 (53,990 sq ft). In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 m2 - Most of the interior looks like it's made from marble, but is of course alabaster and plaster-work. The exception is the one piece of pure white marble on the first floor carved in the shape of a lion. This mimics the lions that stand guard of Glasgow City Chambers in George Square.
It is considered lucky to rub the lion's nose every time you pass by.
Description
Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,Glasgow,Scotland,G2 1AL,city centre,horse,textured,green,historic,art,artwork,Clydesdale Horse,painted,G2,George Square,George Sq,city,hall,Glaswegian,working,history,heritage,horses,paintings,painting,Glasgow Green,old,antique,scene,classic,annual,fayre,fair,fairs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T5 - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young. a native of Paisley.
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 m2 (53,990 sq ft). In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 m2
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,Glasgow,Scotland,City Centre,Strathclyde,G2,Lord Provost,portraits,Portraits,Gallery,Glasgow City Chambers,George Sq,George Square,painting,art,P Lally,Pat,Lally,ceremonial chain,Pat Lally,Patrick James Lally,nicknamed,Lazarus,nickname,1926,2018,Scottish,politician,leader,Glasgow City Council,Lord Provost of Glasgow,Gorbals,portrait,votes for trips
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGC6 - Patrick James Lally (February 1926 ? 8 June 2018) was a Scottish politician who was Leader of Glasgow City Council and Lord Provost of Glasgow.
Early years
Pat Lally was born and brought up in the Gorbals, a poor district of Glasgow. He left school at 13, and was conscripted to the RAF after the War. He joined the Labour Party in 1950 and was elected as a Glasgow Corporation councillor in 1966.
Glasgow Council
Lally was involved in local government politics from 1966 to 1999. Although he was suspended from Labour's candidates list in 1977 in a housing allocation row, he returned to the City Chambers in 1980. He was council leader of Glasgow City District Council in the early 1990s and became Lord Provost of the new City Council in 1995, serving until 1999. During this time he did much to promote Glasgow on the national and international stage. He was credited as the driving force behind civic successes such as the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival, Glasgow becoming European City of Culture in 1990, and European City of Architecture in 1999. He also played an important role in the creation of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, which is sometimes dubbed 'Lally's Palais'.
In 1997 he and Alex Mosson were suspended by the Labour party in a votes for trips scandal. Both took the party to the Court of Session and had the suspension revoked. Lally retired from local government in 1999.
Pat Lally is nicknamed 'Lazarus', as a result of his numerous political comebacks.
Retirement
He quit the Labour Party in 2003, but later that year stood at the age of 77 against Mike Watson in Glasgow Cathcart to be an MSP as a health campaign candidate, and stood again to be an MSP in the October 2005 by-election, against ex-council leader Charlie Gordon, as an independent for the same constituency.
Lally stood as a candidate for the Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election on the Glasgow list. His wife, Peggy, died on polling day, 3 May.
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,Glasgow,Scotland,City Centre,Strathclyde,G2,Lord Provost,Glasgow City Chambers,George Sq,George Square,painting,art,Alex Mosson,Alex Mosson portrait,Alex Mosson painting,ceremonial chain,wall,wall of portraits,portrait wall,born,Alexander,Francis,Mosson,Scottish,Labour Party,politician,politicians,Anderston,as,the,councillor,prison,sentences,sentence,row,of,portraits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGCA - Alexander Francis Mosson (born 27 August 1940) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and a former Lord Provost of Glasgow. He has also represented Anderston as a councillor and served as an official of the Transport and General Workers' Union.
Political career
Mosson served prison sentences in the 1960s for housebreaking, shoplifting and assault, which he attributed to being an alcoholic at the time
an affliction he later overcame.[2] He was first elected as a Glasgow councillor for Anderston in 1984. He was elected Lord Provost in 1999, replacing Pat Lally. He was succeeded in 2003 by Liz Cameron.
Mosson was associated with many notable events during his time as Lord Provost. These included: the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen at Hampden Park in 2002, the twinning of the city with Havana and the promotion of the ?500,000,000 Glasgow Harbour Development.
As Lord Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow, the Lord Provost accompanied the Queen at the opening of the Glasgow Science Centre and the Lighthouse. He represented the city at the funerals of The Queen Mother and Cardinal Thomas Winning.
In November 2013, Mosson announced that he had decided to vote Yes in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, insisting the referendum campaign is not a time for party politics
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,City Council,historic,history,marble,staircase,staircases,inside,City Chambers,Category A,listed building,G2,civic,government,council,architect William Young,architect,William Young,Glasgow Town Council,Strathclyde,ornate,loggia,ceramic mosaic floor,Mossman caryatids,polychrome Brescia,black Irish marble,Numidian mosaics,Leiper,Wylie,Lochead,Mossman,Lawson,Farmer,Brindley,Charles Grassey,Edward Good
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFG0 - 80 GEORGE SQUARE GLASGOW CITY CHAMBERS
William Young, architect, 1882-1888, interior 1887-1890. Contractors, Morrison and Mason. Sculpture by John Mossman and George Lawson. An emphatic statement of Civic pride and prosperity the City Chambers occupies the whole block site between George Square and John Street, its 4 facades all equally opulent in detail. Their style is eclectic, mainly rich Italianate with Roman and Venetian references, and some Flemish overtones. In 1912 Watson and Salmond built a large extension to the E linked by pairs of archways across John Street (see separate item). Each elevation is faced in light polished ashlar now stonecleaned, Polmaise and Unmore stone fronting a fireproof framework
INTERIOR: richly and elaborately detailed in the finest materials. The main hall or loggia has ceramic mosaic floor and vaults. Large stone doorcases give access to lower rooms, those to the staircases flanked by Mossman caryatids. Most elaborate is the stair to the Banqueting Hall using polychrome Brescia and black Irish marble and Numidian mosaics to the vaults. The Banqueting Hall (to the N) is a barrel vaulted double height room, decoration designed by Leiper with murals by the Glasgow Boys, Walton, Lavery, Henry and Roche. The decoration of the other rooms is hardly less opulent, the Council Chamber being the least ornate, with more sober mahogany panelling, a frieze of Tynecastle Tapestry and gilded ceiling with central dome.
Wylie and Lochead were responsible for much interior work, Stephen Adam for the glass. Sculptors were Mossman, Lawson, Farmer and Brindley, Charles Grassey and Edward Good. Ironwork was by George Adam.
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,town hall,townhall,City Council,Glasgow City Council,inside,interior,Scottish architect,William Young,Victorian style,1888,George Square,G2,successful,civic,local,political,power,powerful,city,second city,of empire,British Empire,wealth,marble,staircase,magnificent,more marble than the Vatican,magnificent opulence,Western Europes largest marble staircase,Carrara marble,governmental building,local authority
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFG6 - Many people in Glasgow, Scotland, pass the impressive City Chambers building every day with no idea of the magnificent opulence awaiting inside.
Step inside the stately structure, and you'll realize the phrase more marble than the Vatican is no exaggeration. The Scottish building has even been used as a stand-in for the Vatican in films.
The City Chambers also boast Western Europe's largest marble staircase. The three ornate levels were built using Carrara marble imported from Italy.
Glasgow's City Chambers were designed by William Young, who won the bid amid a competition between 125 entries. The building was completed in 1888 and opened by Queen Victoria.
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,town hall,townhall,City Council,Glasgow City Council,inside,interior,Scottish architect,Victorian style,1888,George Square,G2,successful,civic,local,political,power,powerful,city,second city,of empire,British Empire,wealth,coat of arms,reception hall,tiling,mosaic tiling,Here is the fish that never swam,Here is the bell that never rang,Here is the tree that never grew,door,Here is the bird that never flew,Victorian,style
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFH4 - The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold ? with the exception of the steeple, which still remains ? and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
Following a design competition, the building was designed by the Scottish architect William Young in the Victorian style and construction started in 1882. The building was inaugurated by Queen Victoria in August 1888 and the first council meeting held within the chambers took place in October 1889. An extension connected by pairs of archways across John Street was completed in 1912 and Exchange House in George Street was completed in the mid-1980s
Description
Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,dummy,in kilt,in a kilt,skirt,mens skirt,shop,Bath Street,Glasgow,Scotland,G2 1HW,Kilt Store,G2,Scottish,clothing,tartan,shop window,candle,candle stick,candlestick,ghillie shirt,kilt outfits,ghillie,knee-length non-bifurcated skirt with pleats at the back,knee-length,non-bifurcated skirt,Scottish Highlands,Highlanders,great kilt,formal kilt,philibeg,Scottish kilt,King of kilts,Highland,dress
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T6 - A kilt (Scottish Gaelic: f??ileadh [??fe?l?])[1] is a type of knee-length non-bifurcated skirt with pleats at the back, originating in the traditional dress of Gaelic men and boys in the Scottish Highlands. It is first recorded in the 16th century as the great kilt, a full-length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak. The small kilt or modern kilt emerged in the 18th century, and is essentially the bottom half of the great kilt. Since the 19th century, it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland, and more broadly with Gaelic or Celtic heritage. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.
Although the kilt is most often worn on formal occasions and at Highland games and other sports events, it has also been adapted as an item of informal male clothing, returning to its roots as an everyday garment. Particularly in North America, kilts are now made for casual wear in a variety of materials. Alternative fastenings may be used and pockets inserted to avoid the need for a sporran. Kilts have also been adopted as female wear for some sports.
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Glasgow,Mediterranean,vegetarian,Cypress,hard cheese,recipe,recipes,Mezze,restaurant,G2,Halloumi neon sign,161 Hope St,Strathclyde,Scotland,UK,G2 2UQ,161,goat,sheep,goats,milk,?alm,Greek,Cyprus,Cypriot,cheese,cheeses,Med,Halloumi,haloumi,hellim,hard,eats,blue,neon
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN9F - Halloumi or haloumi (/h???lu?mi/, Greek: ?????????, romanized: halo?mi
Turkish: hellim) is a traditional Cypriot cheese made from a mixture of goat's and sheep's milk, and sometimes also cow's milk. Its texture is described as squeaky.[8] It has a high melting point and so can easily be fried or grilled, a property that makes it a popular meat substitute. Rennet (mostly vegetarian or microbial) is used to curdle the milk in halloumi production, although no acid-producing bacteria are used in its preparation.
Halloumi is often associated with the island of Cyprus, where it has been produced by a multi-ethnic population for many centuries. It is also popular throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. It became widely available in Turkey after 2000. By 2013, demand in the United Kingdom had surpassed that in every other European country except Cyprus.
In the United States, Halloumi is a registered trademark owned by the government of Cyprus, while in the UK it is owned by the Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi. It is also protected as a geographical indication in the EU, as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), which means within the EU only products made in certain parts of Cyprus can be called halloumi
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,subway,railway,city centre,train,transport,passenger,passengers,orange,rolling stock,Metro Cammell,Glasgow District Subway,narrow guage,Outer Circle,Inner Circle,integrated,electric,branding,corporate identity,people,leaving,platform,Orange white,white,Orange and White Train,leaving platform,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G2,public transport,history,historic,underground,metro,line,circle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P53BTN - The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the United Kingdom outside London, and also the only one in the United Kingdom which operates completely underground. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines were never expanded. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as the Subway. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). A ?40,000 study examining the feasibility of an expansion into the city's south side is in progress.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow
that distinction belongs to a 3.1 mi (5.0 km) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1863, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a sub-surface tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross. Another major section of underground suburban railway line in Glasgow is the Argyle Line, which was formerly part of the Glasgow Central Railway.
The Subway runs from 06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 18:12 on Sunday.
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,subway,railway,train,transport,passenger,passengers,orange,rolling stock,Metro Cammell,Glasgow District Subway,narrow guage,Outer Circle,Inner Circle,integrated,electric,branding,corporate identity,grey orange,grey,livery.grey orange livery,train stopped,carriages,stationary train,leaving,joining,leaving platform,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G2,public transport,history,historic,underground,metro,line,circle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P53BTW - The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the United Kingdom outside London, and also the only one in the United Kingdom which operates completely underground. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines were never expanded. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as the Subway. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). A ?40,000 study examining the feasibility of an expansion into the city's south side is in progress.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow
that distinction belongs to a 3.1 mi (5.0 km) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1863, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a sub-surface tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross. Another major section of underground suburban railway line in Glasgow is the Argyle Line, which was formerly part of the Glasgow Central Railway.
The Subway runs from 06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 18:12 on Sunday.
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,local government body local government,Glasgow,G2 1DU,Glasgow Corporation,Corporation,local authority,Glasgow District Council,Strathclyde,Glasgow City Council,George Square,George Sq,gothic,building,architecture,listed,Beaux arts style,Beaux arts,style,The Chambers,council,labour,councillors,accountability,liberal,SNP,local government,town hall,city,hall,1880,1880s,GB,Great Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72CW0 - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young a native of Paisley.
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 square metres. In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 square metres.
The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold ? with the exception of the steeple, which still remains ? and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
The new City Chambers initially housed Glasgow Town Council from 1888 to 1895, when it was replaced by Glasgow Corporation. It remained the Corporation's headquarters until it was replaced by Glasgow District Council under the wider Strathclyde Regional Council in May 1975. The City Chambers has been the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since April 1996, when it replaced the District Council with the abolition of the Strathclyde Region.
Description
Keywords: Window,orange,city,centre,city centre,Italian,food,eating,out,Jamie Oliver in Glasgow,neon,sign,menu,G2,George,Square,Sq,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Scotland,Glasgow,Greater,with,problem with,issue with,City,Centre,cities,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Greater Glasgow,British Isles,Glasgow City Centre,City Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5W9 - James Trevor Jamie Oliver, MBE (born 27 May 1975) is a British celebrity chef and restaurateur. He is most known for his typically English cuisine that has garnered him numerous television shows and restaurants.
Born and raised in the village of Clavering, Essex, he was educated in London before taking his first culinary engagement at Antonio Carluccio's Neal Street restaurant as a pastry chef. In this capacity he was noticed by the BBC and in 1999 debuted his television show, The Naked Chef which was followed by his first cook book subsequently becoming the No. 1 bestseller in the UK. After his Naked Chef Series he was endorsed by multiple companies and expanded his television capacity to include a documentary called Jamie's Kitchen
garnering him an invitation from the Prime Minister to 10 Downing Street. In June 2003, Oliver was honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
In 2005, Oliver initiated a campaign originally called Feed Me Better to move British schoolchildren towards eating healthy foods and cutting out junk food
this campaign was eventually backed by the British government. Soon after he launched his first high-end restaurant, Jamie's Italian, in Oxford in 2008 and hosted a TED Talk winning him the 2010 TED Prize.
Description
Keywords: Centre,hidden,off,the,tourist,track,places,to,visit,in,Strathclyde,Victorian,Glasgow,shopping,mall,Scotland,UK,shoppers,tourists,shopping,in,olde,fashioned,glass,roof,roofed,building,upmarket,center,luxury,expensive,jewelry,jewellry,covered,jewellers,shops,stores,store,retail,traditional,scottish,Gotonysmith,in,the,city,United,kingdom,Great,Britain,30,Buchanan,Street,Merchant City,Glasgow G2 8BG G28BG City Centre,Merchant City,Buchanan Street,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG38H8 -
Description
Keywords: Centre,hidden,off,the,tourist,track,places,to,visit,in,Strathclyde,Glasgow,shopping,mall,Scotland,UK,shoppers,tourists,shopping,in,olde,fashioned,glass,roof,roofed,building,upmarket,center,luxury,expensive,jewelry,jewellry,covered,jewellers,shops,stores,store,retail,traditional,scottish,standing,Gotonysmith,Concierge,security,man,at,Argyll,Arcade,Victorian,Glasgow,shopping,mall,Scotland,UK,wide,shot,wideangle,in,the,city,United,kingdom,Great,Britain,30,Buchanan,Street,Merchant City,Glasgow G2 8BG G28BG City Centre,Merchant City,Buchanan Street,Glaswegian,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG38K1 - A better class of security guard in the poshest shopping centre in Glasgow!
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,local government body local government,Glasgow,G2 1DU,Glasgow Corporation,Corporation,local authority,Glasgow District Council,Strathclyde,Glasgow City Council,George Square,George Sq,gothic,building,architecture,listed,Beaux arts style,Beaux arts,style,The Chambers,council,labour,councillors,accountability,liberal,SNP,local government,town hall,city,hall,1880,1880s,GB,Great Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72D3B - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young a native of Paisley.
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 square metres. In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 square metres.
The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold ? with the exception of the steeple, which still remains ? and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
The new City Chambers initially housed Glasgow Town Council from 1888 to 1895, when it was replaced by Glasgow Corporation. It remained the Corporation's headquarters until it was replaced by Glasgow District Council under the wider Strathclyde Regional Council in May 1975. The City Chambers has been the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since April 1996, when it replaced the District Council with the abolition of the Strathclyde Region.
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,town hall,townhall,City Council,Glasgow City Council,inside,interior,Scottish architect,William Young,Victorian style,1888,George Square,G2,successful,civic,local,political,power,powerful,city,second city,of empire,British Empire,wealth,The Banqueting Hall,events,ornate arched ceiling,ornate,arched ceiling,paintings,Glasgow School,Sir John Lavery,Alexander Roche,George Henry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFG4 - The Banqueting Hall is the most imposing of the civic rooms in the City Chambers. The room is 16 metres in height, 27 metres in length and 14 meters wide. It has been used to hold many large functions and is the main room used by the city to host important civic functions and events. The ornate arched ceiling is adorned by paintings and gold leaf, and the walls of the Banqueting Hall are decorated with large murals depicting the history of the city. The artists come from the famous Glasgow School and included Sir John Lavery, Alexander Roche and George Henry.This room is ideally suited for large ceremonies and can comfortably seat 300 guests.
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,town hall,townhall,City Council,Glasgow City Council,inside,interior,Scottish architect,William Young,Victorian style,1888,George Square,G2,successful,civic,local,political,power,powerful,city,second city,of empire,British Empire,wealth,council chamber,debates,discussion,Glasgow City Council debating chambers,seats,history,council,debate,leather bound,dark,austere
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFG9 - The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold ? with the exception of the steeple, which still remains ? and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
Following a design competition, the building was designed by the Scottish architect William Young in the Victorian style and construction started in 1882. The building was inaugurated by Queen Victoria in August 1888 and the first council meeting held within the chambers took place in October 1889. An extension connected by pairs of archways across John Street was completed in 1912 and Exchange House in George Street was completed in the mid-1980s
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,town hall,townhall,City Council,Glasgow City Council,inside,interior,Scottish architect,William Young,Victorian style,1888,George Square,G2,successful,civic,local,political,power,powerful,city,second city,of empire,British Empire,wealth,door,Here is the bird that never flew,Here is the tree that never grew,Here is the bell that never rang,Here is the fish that never swam,reception hall,mosaic tiling,tiling,coat of arms
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFH8 - The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold ? with the exception of the steeple, which still remains ? and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
Following a design competition, the building was designed by the Scottish architect William Young in the Victorian style and construction started in 1882. The building was inaugurated by Queen Victoria in August 1888 and the first council meeting held within the chambers took place in October 1889. An extension connected by pairs of archways across John Street was completed in 1912 and Exchange House in George Street was completed in the mid-1980s
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,town hall,townhall,City Council,Glasgow City Council,inside,interior,Scottish architect,William Young,Victorian style,1888,George Square,G2,successful,civic,local,political,power,powerful,city,second city,of empire,British Empire,wealth,ex-Mayors,Mayors,Lord Provost,third floor picture gallery,third floor,picture gallery,3rd floor,G0,Philip Braat,Eva Bolander
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFHA - The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold ? with the exception of the steeple, which still remains ? and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
Following a design competition, the building was designed by the Scottish architect William Young in the Victorian style and construction started in 1882. The building was inaugurated by Queen Victoria in August 1888 and the first council meeting held within the chambers took place in October 1889. An extension connected by pairs of archways across John Street was completed in 1912 and Exchange House in George Street was completed in the mid-1980s
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,local government body local government,Glasgow,G2 1DU,Glasgow Corporation,Corporation,local authority,Glasgow District Council,Strathclyde,Glasgow City Council,George Square,George Sq,gothic,building,architecture,listed,Beaux arts style,Beaux arts,style,The Chambers,local government,accountability,labour,SNP,liberal,councillors,council,town hall,city,hall,1880,1880s,GB,Great Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72D9D - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young a native of Paisley.
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 square metres. In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 square metres.
The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold ? with the exception of the steeple, which still remains ? and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
The new City Chambers initially housed Glasgow Town Council from 1888 to 1895, when it was replaced by Glasgow Corporation. It remained the Corporation's headquarters until it was replaced by Glasgow District Council under the wider Strathclyde Regional Council in May 1975. The City Chambers has been the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since April 1996, when it replaced the District Council with the abolition of the Strathclyde Region.
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Xmas,Christmas,Xmas lights,decorations,street lights,Christmas Markets,street,streets,Glasgow Christmas Festive Lights,G2,G2 1DU,Glasgow City Centre,Glasgow City,centre,Glasgow Christmas,Festive Lights,tree,Christmas Tree,shop,shopping,closing,bankrupt,profits down,department store,at risk,survival,survive,bankruptcy,bust,going bust,Arcadia,Philip Green
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEHXG - Debenhams is a British multinational retailer operating under a department store format in the United Kingdom and Ireland with franchise stores in other countries. The company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to 178 locations across the UK, Ireland and Denmark. It sells a range of clothing, household items and furniture and has been known since 1993 for its 'Designers at Debenhams' brand range.
Headquartered in Regent's Place in the London Borough of Camden, the company owns the Danish department store chain, Magasin du Nord, and has a subsidiary in Ireland.
The business was formed in 1778 by William Clark, who began trading at 44 Wigmore Street in London as a drapers' store. In 1813, William Debenham became a partner and the corporate name changed to Clark & Debenham.
After considerable media speculation about Debenhams' survival, the company announced the largest loss in its history, a pre-tax loss of ?491 million, and the closure of up to 50 stores with the potential loss of 4,000 jobs.
On 9 April 2019, the company announced that they had gone into pre-pack administration.
On 26 April 2019, the company announced that in addition to rent reductions on all except 39 stores, 22 stores would close after Christmas 2019. This included the recently opened Wolverhampton store (described above) in addition to the following stores: Altrincham, Ashford, Birmingham Fort, Canterbury, Chatham, Eastbourne, Folkestone, Great Yarmouth, Guildford, Kirkcaldy, Orpington, Slough, Southport, Southsea, Staines,Stockton-on-Tees, Walton-on-Thames, Wandsworth, Welwyn Garden City, Wimbledon and Witney.
