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Glasgow, Great Western Road, St George's Cross Subway Station

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Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)

Site Name Glasgow, Great Western Road, St George's Cross Subway Station

Classification Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) St George's Cross Underground Station; 39-57 Great Western Road

Canmore ID 278857

Site Number NS56NE 4916

NGR NS 58104 66557

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/278857

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Detail of signage and network map on tunnel wall of St George’s Cross subway station
Detail of signage and network map on tunnel wall of St George’s Cross subway stationPlatform level view of tunnel openings flanking main stair leading to concourse of St George’s Cross subway station, Glasgow.View looking down main stair of St George’s Cross subway station to platform with train waiting in stationView looking up into the exposed structure of the concourse roofspace within St George’s Cross subway stationView from lower level looking into tiled double-height stair hall of St George’s Cross subway stationView of ticket office and turnstiles within the concourse of St George’s Cross subway stationView looking into the double-height stair hall from the top of the escalators within the concourse of St Geroge’s Cross subway stationView from the north to St Georges Cross subway station.View from the north west, looking down to the low-level entrance concourse of St George's Cross subway stationView from the east, looking across St George's Cross to the subway station, with Great Western Road beyond.View from east, looking across St George's Cross to the subway station.View looking along the island platform of St George’s Cross subway stationView looking down main stair of St George’s Cross subway station to platformView from south east, looking across St George's Cross to the subway stationView looking into double-height stair hall, including concourse roof structure, from lower level of St George’s Cross subway stationView from north west, looking down the steps to the low-level entrance of St Georges Cross subway stationView of steps and underpass giving access to the low-level concourse of St George's Cross subway stationView from the north west looking down the sloping path to the underpass entrance of St George's Cross subway station entrance concourseView of escalators and stair within the stair hall of St George’s Cross subway stationView looking across the concourse from the main entrance of St George’s Cross subway stationView of the steps and sloping paths leading to the underpass entrance of St George's Cross subway stationView looking across the concourse towards the stair hall of St George’s Cross subway stationView from the north west looking down the sloping path to the underpass entrance of St George's Cross subway station

Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NS56NE 4916 58104 66557

St George's Cross

Underground Station [NAT]

OS 1:1250 map, 1970.

For general account of the Glasgow Subway system, see NS56NE 4915.

St George's Cross Station (Glasgow Subway). This station was opened by the Glasgow District Subway on 14 December 1896, but closed the same day (with the remainder of the system); it was reopened on 21 January 1897. Together with the remainder of the system, the station was closed for refurbishment by the Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive on 21 May 1977. It reopened on 16 April 1980, and remains in regular use by passenger traffic.

The 1970 edition of the OS 1:1250 map does not indicate a specific location for this station within the frontage of 39-57 Great Western Road.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 February 2006.

R V J Butt 1995.

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