One of the 'grandest' buildings in Glasgow is gone forever - News Summed Up

One of the 'grandest' buildings in Glasgow is gone forever


Yes, the Grand Hotel certainly lived up to its name when it opened at Charing Cross in 1878. It was a bustling area, and in the centre of the fanfare was the Grand Hotel. The Grand Hotel was demolished to make way for the new inner-city ring road, now part of the M8 motorway. It has a distinctive lean, and some speculate that the ring road construction caused this. Can you remember the Grand Hotel in Charing Cross before the ring road?


Source: The Times June 09, 2024 05:03 UTC



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