Crowne Plaza

 The sun set reflecting in the windows of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

King George V Dock

 King George V (KGV) Dock in Glasgow is a significant part of the city's maritime history. It opened in 1931 to accommodate the increasingly large vessels that were using the River Clyde. Named after the reigning monarch at the time, it was designed as a large, single basin with unrestricted entry. While it was initially envisioned as the first of a new series of docks, the economic depression of the 1930s meant that no further development occurred.

Throughout its history, KGV Dock has been a vital point for trade, handling a variety of cargoes, including animal feeds, grains, industrial equipment, and steel. It is the largest dock on the Upper Clyde and, notably, the only one still operational within Glasgow's city boundary.

In recent years, the dock has undergone a significant transformation, moving from traditional cargo to new industries. It has become a key hub for the renewable energy sector, handling components for wind turbines. Since 2005, it has processed components for a large percentage of Scotland's total installed wind capacity.

The dock has also seen other redevelopment projects. In 2022, a world-leading metal recycling company, EMR, opened a new facility for processing and recycling scrap metals and end-of-life vehicles. 

Hutchesons' Hall

 Located in the Merchant city area,158 Ingram Street, Hutchesons' Hall was commissioned in 1802 and designed by architect David Hamiltion .
The original building was sited in Trongate. In 1802 a replacement was commissioned to be built at a new site. Classically styled, the building was built at the north end of Hutcheson Street and features two statues carved by sculptor James Colquhoun in 1649 of the Glasgow lawyers Thomas and George Hutcheson on its south elevation. The Hutcheson brothers had bequeathed monies left in trust to build a school for poor boys and an old men's hospice. These statues were originally incorporated in the Trongate building and thus pre-date the Hamilton building by over 150 years.

The building is owned by the National Trust and is an A listed building.(abridged from Glasgow Architecture)

 

 

 

 

Ross's Bar

  Ross's Bar,78 Mitchell Street

 

 

The Beresford

 The Beresford was completed in 1938. It has been used as a hotel,university halls of residence, and casino. However it has since been converted to 121 private apartments.