Architectural Heritage Trail of Glasgow provided by Randak Design

HUTCHESON'S HALL
Built in 1802 by two philanthropic Glasgow lawyers it is a clever mix of English Baroque, Adam and 18th Century French styles.
Also known as Hutcheson's Hospital from its origins as a hospice for men and a school for poor boys.

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Originally the Royal Exchange and then Stirling's Library, the building started up in 1775 as a mansion for one of the city's Tobacco Lords. The giant portico was added in 1827.
(The statue in front is of the Duke of Wellington - with or without the traffic cones on the Duke and his horse’s head - a popular Glaswegian challenge - is it art?)

QUEEN’S CROSS CHURCH
The only church designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh was built in Maryhill in 1897. Described as Art Nouveau Gothic it became the headquarters of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society.

BUCHANAN STREET
Designed originally as a tearoom in 1897, this was the first entire building which Kate Cranston devoted to the unique Glasgow invention. Famous for the unusual appearance of her tearooms Mackintosh was commissioned to work on the interior design.

THE HATRACK
One of the most remarkable buildings in Glasgow with its weird octagonal fantasy roof. Called the 'Hatrack' because of its design. Using minimal stonework it uses every method possible to allow light into the building - on a site only 29ft wide!

THE STOCK EXCHANGE
A Venetian Gothic building with an arcade of painted arches. The interior was rebuilt in 1969.

RENFREW FERRY
Originally crossing the river between Yoker and Renfrew carrying both vehicles and foot passengers it pulled itself across the river on chains laid on the river bed. It is now an entertainment venue on the south side of the Clyde.

PROVANDS LORDSHIP
The oldest house in Glasgow, built about 1471. Mary Queen of Scots is said to have lived here when she visited Glasgow in 1566 to see Lord Darnley. It is now a small museum exhibiting medieval furniture in period room settings.

GLASGOW CATHEDRAL
Scotland's greatest and best preserved church of the Gothic period unusually built on a steep slope which ran down to a small burn. In the 7th Century St Kentigern founded a church on the site which was called 'glaschu' meaning 'dear green place'. The earliest building date is 1136 while the earlier buildings of the Celtic monastery would have been of wood, wattle and stone with thatched roofs. It was St Mungo's Cathedral (Mungo, the nickname given to St Kentigern, meaning 'Dear One') that gave the small community of Glasgow its importance.

MARTYR’S SCHOOL
Built in 1895 this is perhaps the first building where Charles Rennie Mackintosh's distinctive architectural personality is seen.
The architect's imagination has fostered a sense of order in a light airy structure with striking roof timbers and organic detailing.

THE WILLOW TEAROOM
Designed for Miss Cranston by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and built in 1903. Restored to its original 1905 form the unique quality of the interior combines plaster friezes and leaded glass. The second floor has been recreated as a tearoom.

THE SCHOOL OF ART
Built in 1897 and 1907, designed by Glasgow Architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868 - 1928). Mackintosh was one of the great geniuses of architecture who's work is that of a completely original creator. The impressiveness of the building is accentuated by its position on a steeply sloping site. The west end of the building (as illustrated) is generally considered his greatest piece of design.

ST VINCENT STREET CHURCH
On a steeply sloping site, the building stands on a great plinth containing halls. The design by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson is best seen from the south and has a most unusual tower which incorporates a variety of unlikely elements.

THE MITCHELL LIBRARY
Founded in 1874, is the largest public reference library in Scotland containing over one million volumes and one of the most important libraries in Great Britain.

TRINITY COLLEGE
The three towers of Trinity College dramatise the high area of Park Circus which overlooks Kelvingrove Park, formerly the Free Church College, they were designed and built in 1856.

PARK PARISH CHURCH
The tower is the only remaining element of Rochead's Park Church - the rest was demolished in 1968. It compliments the Trinity College towers in producing a unique Glasgow skyline.

KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM
Erected in 1901 and built in red sandstone, Kelvingrove is unique in Glasgow in its style of Spanish Baroque. The main entrance faces north across the Kelvin Valley giving rise to the popular urban myth that it is built the wrong way round. There are over 20 public galleries in this ornate two storey building.

GLASGOW UNIVERSITY
Established by the Bishop of Glasgow in 1451 from a papal bull by Pope Nicholas V, Glasgow's university was originally located in the High Street in proximity to the Cathedral. The present building was built in 1866 on Gilmorehill in a Gothic style designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott with the spire being added in 1887.

ST ENOCH SQUARE
Originally this building was the subway entrance and now functions as a travel information centre -
a whimsical mix of Baronial and Jacobean styles. It was a wonderful contrast to the imposing St. Enoch Hotel and Station which was closed in 1966.

SUSPENSION BRIDGE
Originally built in 1853 connecting Carlton Place to the city centre.
This wrought iron bridge, the first of its kind in the city, replaced the wooden bridge when it became unsafe.

FINNIESTON CRANE
Standing 175 ft high with a jib 152 ft long this 175 ton crane was used over the years for loading on-ship steam engines. From the docks nearby ships sailed to Australia, Canada, East Africa, Burma, The West Indies, and South America.

THE BRIGGAIT
Built in 1873 as the Fish Market it surrounds the old steeple of the Merchants Hall. Winged seahorses on the twin arches are noteable details echoing the French Empire style.

PS WAVERLEY
Built in 1947, the paddle steamer 'Waverley' was the last sea-going paddle ship in the world. Based at Glasgow's Broomielaw, during the summer it sails daily trips down the River Clyde to the Firth of Clyde and beyond.

THE LIGHTHOUSE
The Tower of the old Glasgow Herald Building - designed by John Keppie and Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1893. This strange octagonal tower was drawn by Mackintosh and is considered to be largely his invention.
Now refurbished as the centre for architecture and design as part of Glasgow's celebration as UK City of Architecture and Design.

THE TOLBOOTH STEEPLE
Built in 1626 at Glasgow Cross, The Tolbooth or Town House itself was pulled down about 1921 leaving the seven storey steeple standing alone.

TEMPLETON’S CARPET FACTORY
Built as a building of architectural interest and beauty in 1889 it faces Glasgow Green with a design of multicoloured bricks largely influenced by the Doge's Palace in Venice.

ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL
On the river front in Clyde Street, it was built in 1814 as a chapel for the city's growing Irish Catholics. It became a cathedral in 1889 when its interior was upgraded.

THE CITY CHAMBERS
The foundation stone was laid in 1883. The main entrance leads to the loggia which is built to the plan of a Roman Church of the Renaissance period with a unique beauty of proportion. The interior is particularly opulent especially the marble staircase and is a proud expression of Glasgow's dignity and wealth in the 19th Century.