The Old Ship Bank, Saltmarket, Glasgow
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The Old Ship Bank, Saltmarket, Glasgow
Image: © Leslie Barrie Taken: 29 Apr 2014
The site of Glasgow's first bank on the corner of Saltmarket and Bridgegate. The Glasgow Ship Bank was founded in 1750 by a number of the city's leading Tobacco Lords. The bank later moved premises to Glassford Street and a pub was opened here on the Saltmarket site in 1845. During rebuilding in 1904 a corner tower and cupola were added. The name 'Old Ship Bank' appears on the sandstone below the cupola.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.854598
Longitude
-4.246223