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Treasured Places
Date 16 August 2007
Event ID 552817
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Treasured Places
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/552817
Built in 1926-7 as an exhibition centre, the Kelvin Hall was designed by Thomas Somers, the Glasgow City Engineer. The building is in two sections - the main hall and a block facing Argyle Street, which contains offices. In 1951 the hall hosted Glasgow's exhibition for the Festival of Britain, and in 1984-8 it was converted to become a sports arena and the home of Glasgow's Museum of Transport.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 16 August 2007
Williamson, E, Riches, A, and Higgs, M 1990
