prison cells under fruit market

[Fossil]

i think i seen this topic on here but cant find it to reply properly.
Anyway I found out today that there might be cells under the fruit market in the merchant city. It has nothing to do with the slave trade. The site is of an old police station that once stood there. I\the market might have been built on the old foundations.
Other info:it was located in a lane called Police Lane.
Anyone else here of this lane?

Hope this helps

to follow: Lewis (Argyle Street),
Bannana room in The Merchant City

[Alastair]

Hello Tim,
We spoke today at the Glasgow Police Museum.
It would be good if we knew someone who has seen the cells under the fruit market..........certainly the old Central Police Office (1825-1906) would be an explanation.
Police Lane was the lane separating the police station from the City Halls on South Albion Street (later just Albion Street).
LMK if you hear anything.
Regards
Alastair

[Alastair]

I found the previous message regarding this subject.
It is in "Ideas for New Projects" and was a question/suggestion from Anne.
Regards
Alastair

[Sharon]

I remember reading somewhere ... a newsgroup somewhere about slave prisons.

Some guy had opened a wee shop in teh fruitmarket and was given a guided tour of the basements which contained prisons! It seems feasible.

Or is this simply becoming an urban myth? Does it matter if it is?

[cumbo]

At present the fruit market is being renovated as part of the ongoing work next door at the city halls(new rehersal rooms for one of the BBC
orchestras).I dare say you could go in for a wee look a no one Keep guard
(Albion street Entrance)
I Have spoken with a Glasgow veg merchant he tells me there is an uderground store. This is,I think going to be a club.There is a bit of a
kick up about another late licence for the area.
As for bannana rooms, the only ones that I know of in that area are under Bar91 in Candelriggs They are all used for storage for the property above
bit dark and damp!
Also starting to build on the area that was a car par in Ingram street
hope they take the time to excavate as it,s an Important area in the city

[Fossil]

..off tomorrow i'll give it a bit of a bluff..

[crusty_bint]

i may well don my hard hat and take a wee amble down tomorrow too ...this sounds an opportunity not to be missed!

[caine]

there is a new club being built in the basement area of the fruit market. some one i know is an architect for the company who will own the space. from what i know, the licence has been granted.

[Fossil]

Went down this morning…site office first no go for entry he did say that everything been cleaned out and dumped….I was hoping of a description of what was down their but the reply was

“ its just like any old building in Glasgow mate, panelling, rubble, rubbish etc” .

Make's you weep man

[Cyclo2000]

There are certainly extensive tunnels under parts of Albion Street. Go to John Commerfords for a haircut and ask him about it. They keep finding new bits of underground tunnel and new rooms behind walls...he reckons they go on quite a way under the street. The downstairs bit of his salon alone goes on for ages.