The [Hidden] City Chambers

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The [Hidden] City Chambers

Postby Fossil » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:03 pm

The City Chambers


Myself and Sharon had an invite to photograph the hidden delights of the City Chambers back in March here are some of the pictures for you all.

We did in fact also see the hidden tunnel that leaves the chambers and makes its way to the Cenotaph. A brick lined structure that we were unable to go down. It leaves The Chambers and pops up under The Cenotaph.

Check out the air vents next time your near it

Enjoy

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50p for a bath please
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Rates
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Original City Chambers floor plan [which I need to get scanned and reduced to post up]
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Sarons Fab pano
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A view from the back of the tower
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Right underneath the entrance
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One of the many empty but clean linking tunnels
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Postby Fossil » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:07 pm

Old graffiti, on the inside of the tower. It still has the black sooty look that was on all Glasgow buildings a few years back
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The ubiquitous HG bog shot
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Tiles
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Tunnel

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Postby crazygray23 » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:14 pm

Excellent photos ......i wish i had the time to go out and just take photies all day :cry: but im too tied up at work
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Postby Alex Glass » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:16 pm

Thanks Fos

Great photos.What about the spiral staircase?
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Postby Sharon » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:25 pm

Well my snaps from the day can be browsed at leisure here http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/citychambers

And the staircase just for for you Alex ;)

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Postby glasgowken » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:27 pm

WOW!!!!!!! 8O Brilliant photies you guys.
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Postby Sharon » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:30 pm

A few otehr highlights

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under John St


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It would be great to go back down and have a good root theough the dusty old books and files (not a spider in sight incidentally!)



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Enquiries desk

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More grafitti scraped into the wall of teh marble staircase!
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Postby Alex Glass » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:32 pm

Thanks Sharon

Hopefully we will get the chance to see some of the other pictures taken by some of the others who managed to take some photos.
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Postby glasgowken » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:33 pm

I'd love to have to have a root around under there.
Why was the tunnel out of bounds ?
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Postby Sharon » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:35 pm

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They should really be in the sculpute thread!
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Postby Fossil » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:35 pm

H and S GK not a wiff of damp btw . It big enough to walk down with a slight stoop 8)

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Postby glasgowken » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:39 pm

I would have thought you and Sharon would be down that tunnel like a ferret down a rabbit hole ::):
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Postby Sharon » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:39 pm

A couple more ( i should maybe have just posted them all!)
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Postby Sharon » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:40 pm

glasgowken wrote:I would have thought you and Sharon would be down that tunnel like a ferret down a rabbit hole ::):


We'd have been collared and hauled back in a flash - it was strictly out of bounds. On that trip at least..... next time!!!????
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Postby Fossil » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:44 pm

glasgowken wrote:I would have thought you and Sharon would be down that tunnel like a ferret down a rabbit hole ::):


We had a Hidden tour guide.
We did have another tour a few weeks later that folk came on Hoping they post some from that day also. Unfortunately they didn't get access to the tower, roof, tunnel and a couple of other places I can’t remember :? ::):

oh and Cheers for Alex for helping on this task.

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