The Golden Age of Glasgow’s Art Trade: December 1860 – John and James Morrison Open New Premises at 80 Renfield Street, in Addition to Their Premises at 11 Virginia Street

An advertisement on page five of the Glasgow Examiner, on Saturday the 29th of December,

1860, reads:

 

“THE CROWN SALE HALLS,

80 Renfield Street.

 

MESSRS JOHN & JAMES MORRISON

BEG to announce that, in addition to their present Premises,

11 VIRGINIA STREET, they have been induced, by the increasing

requirements of their Business, to erect the

MOST EXTENSIVE SUITE OF AUCTION HALLS

IN SCOTLAND

(a portion of which is now ready for occupation),

in this rapidly rising locality, and trust the extent of accommodation

afforded, when completed, will enable them to exhibit to more advantage

than heretofore the Goods entrusted to their charge for Sale, by Auction,

and secure continuance of the support already so liberally accorded them.

 

In addition to the Several Large Sale Halls, they intend also erecting Well-

Lighted, Dry Stores, specially designed for the Storage of House Furniture and

other Effects.”

 

 

 

 

The British Newspaper Archive.

 

 

 

George Fairfull-Smith, December 2023.