Trongate demolition site
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Trongate demolition site
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 5 Nov 2013
Demolition of the old building which stood on the corner has opened up the view of the Britannia Panopticon music hall and other interesting buildings on the south side of Trongate. The building on the left is a Category B Listed http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:32772 former warehouse at the corner of King Street. The red sandstone building in the centre is also a Category B Listed http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:32773 former warehouse which was built for the City Improvement Trust. To its right is the Britannia Panopticon music hall, which is the oldest surviving music hall in the world and is Category A Listed http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:32774 . Stan Laurel made his debut there as a teenager. See also Image & Image
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