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My history lecture stated that the space where Queen Street station is was once a quarry - yes I know another one. The shape does look plausible - anyone know any details?

Yup, that agrees with what I read about the origins of Queen Street station. Unfortunately the book I read it in is at home and I'm at work. I'll dig it out and post details later.

What a twat. I got home only to find that the book in question was in the office all along. Gollocks.
Sorry about being such a fanny. I did find the following in the history of Glasgow's Railways:

"Queen Street station was a pitifully cramped affair cowering in an old sandstone quarry below Dundas Street."

There were three major quarries in the Queen Street station area: Cracklinghouse, Provanside and Ewings. Cracklinghouse was in operation between the early 1700's - 1790 (approx.) whereafter it was filled in to make way for Buchanan Street. Provanside, which probably existed from medieval times, was filled in around 1840. James Ewing sold his quarried ground to Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway in 1837, which then became Queen St Station.

Does that mean that the low level at Queen St isnae really a tunnel?

Is the high level actually built on top like the second floor of a building?

kokotheclown wrote:Does that mean that the low level at Queen St isnae really a tunnel?

Is the high level actually built on top like the second floor of a building?

Thats exactly what it's like. The low level is at ground level and the high
level is built on top of it.



James H

I was told that the stone from the quarry was used to build Glasgow Cathedral

Found this sketch of the five quarries, I've not seen it before:
(You may have to shoogle up the page an inch or two)

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F2gp ... CE0Q6AEwBQ

HollowHorn wrote:Found this sketch of the three quarries, I've not seen it before:
(You may have to shoogle up the page an inch or two)

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F2gp ... CE0Q6AEwBQ

Good find

This 1832 map might be of interest, it shows the quarries and "proposed street" which threw me for a bit.
http://maps.nls.uk/towns/reform/view/?id=2592#zoom=5&lat=18972&lon=22556&layers=BT

Hi everyone,

I've been trying to find an answer to this question for ages! I was wondering what Queen Street Station was beforehand as there appears to be two doorways on North Hanover Street (see images attached). It's really interesting to discover it used to be a quarry but if anyone can shed some light as to where these doors may have lead to, I would very much appreciate it.

Many thanks,
Kim

Could be the Grain Store.





also some info here on the quarry The Glasgow Story

Wow, thanks Mori! That sounds about right. Where did you get those first two images? I'm looking to use this information in a short film and would like to include them.

Thanks again,
Kim

k_stewa wrote:Wow, thanks Mori! That sounds about right. Where did you get those first two images? I'm looking to use this information in a short film and would like to include them.

Thanks again,
Kim

Hi Kim

The map you can aquire from http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/ and the image you can get from rcahms

Hope this helps.