Tolbooth Steeple and the Mercat Cross

[Fossil]

Some pictures from today.
More to follow along with thanks and a brief history.
Hope you all enjoy this folks

From the clock tower looking down to Glasgow Cross


Looking Down onto High St thats the bank on the left


An unusual view Of Saltmarket From the Clock Tower


Fossil

[MotoMad]

I wonder what that white material on the saltmarket bridge says

[Sharon]

Who would have thought it would be so beautiful inside!

[Smartalex]

As beautiful on the inside as out.

Well done you guys.

[Sharon]

[Alex Glass]

[Sharon]

Cracking shot alex!! Love it.

[Sharon]

just another 330 to go

[yoker brian]

Jammy Baskets

I've always wondered what was hidden away inside the wee wooden door of the steeple.

[viceroy]

The woodcarvings are fabulous. Did you get any information on them, e.g. how old they are and who did them?

[Alex Glass]

Thanks Sharon

Got one more like the last one.

[Sharon]

The animals were in the Mercat Cross building - as i probably wasnt clear about that. Apparently it had a female architect (according to crusty and Alexs chatterings) and i was built in 1930ish.

I am quite sure more information will follow. Meantime, there is google!

[Alex Glass]

A selection from inside.

[John]

Edith Burnet Hughes. The first female architect in Scotland.

[invy]

Alex, I think your lens needs a wipe

Cracking pics all and quite a few ripe for miniaturising too! Love the new perspectives though, especially the roofs (or rooves :)) I do have a soft spot for the roof lines of Glasgow though, there's a lot going and taking a moment to look upwards usually reveals something interesting.

-Jim