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Recording Your Heritage Online

Event ID 565779

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Recording Your Heritage Online

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/565779

Glasgow Harbour Tunnel Shaft & Rotunda, 1 Plantation Place, 1888, Wilson & Simpson, engineer

One of two domed brick rotundas built over 24m- (80ft-) diameter shafts accessing twin horse-drawn vehicular and one pedestrian tunnel under the Clyde. The South Rotunda, with Corinthian cast-iron columns and slate and glass roof, now awaiting a new use.

Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

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