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Glasgow, 34-58 Buchanan Street, Princes Square

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Commercial Premises (20th Century), Hotel (19th Century)

Site Name Glasgow, 34-58 Buchanan Street, Princes Square

Classification Commercial Premises (20th Century), Hotel (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 7-17 Springfield Court; Prince Of Wales Building; Prince's Square

Canmore ID 139107

Site Number NS56NE 287

NGR NS 58996 65182

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/139107

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Glasgow, City Of
  • Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District City Of Glasgow
  • Former County Lanarkshire

Architecture Notes

NS56NE 287 58996 65182

ARCHITECT: John Baird 1, 1841-2.

Hugh Martin & Partners, 1985-7 (shopping centre).

Original buildings formed a four-storey merchant square in yellow sandstone, named in honour of the birth of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII).

Five-storey speciality shopping centre by Martin with interior design consultants The Design Solution. Ironwork in style influenced by continental Art Nouveau by Alan Dawson. Etched glass on lifts by Maria McLafferty. Trompe l'oeil wall paintings of famous Glaswegians by Dai Vaughan.

Prospect 1988

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