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GLASGOW.
an equestrian statue of William the Third, of no great merit
as a work of art; the Tontine, with a piazza under it, extends
in front. It contains a large News Room, formerly known by
the appellation of the Coffee-Room, and which, previously to
the erection of the New Exchange in Queen Street, was the
great focus of business and politics. The ancient jail of the
burgh, and old Court houses, in front of which criminals were
formerly executed, stood exactlyat the corner of the High Street
and Trongate—a site now occupied by a heavy, tastless pile of
shops and warehouses. The Town-Hill, however, remains—in
GLASGOW.
an equestrian statue of William the Third, of no great merit
as a work of art; the Tontine, with a piazza under it, extends
in front. It contains a large News Room, formerly known by
the appellation of the Coffee-Room, and which, previously to
the erection of the New Exchange in Queen Street, was the
great focus of business and politics. The ancient jail of the
burgh, and old Court houses, in front of which criminals were
formerly executed, stood exactlyat the corner of the High Street
and Trongate—a site now occupied by a heavy, tastless pile of
shops and warehouses. The Town-Hill, however, remains—in
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Scotland/Scots > Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland > (464) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/130033758 |
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| Description | 13th edition. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.78.20 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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