June 1878: New Central Halls in Glasgow
An article on page two of The Evening Telegraph (Dundee Evening Telegraph, in The British Newspaper Archive), on Friday
the 7th of June, 1878, reads:
“NEW CENTRAL HALLS IN GLASGOW.
It is proposed to commence immediately the
erection of New Central Halls in Glasgow, a site
having been secured at the north-east corner of
Sauchiehall Street and Renfield Street. The Company
promoting the undertaking held their first general
meeting yesterday. Their capital is £60,000, of which
two-thirds has been already subscribed.”
The British Newspaper Archive.
George Fairfull-Smith, August 2023.