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Built to serve a golden age of rail travel, station hotels tell their own story of days gone by.
(Permalink) Ayr Station Hotel Caledonian Hotel Central Hotel Cruden Bay Hotel Gleneagles Hotel Kyle Hotel North British Hotel Palace Hotel St Enoch Station Hotel Station Hotels Stromeferry Hotel Cruden Bay Hotel: GNSR coat of arms at the site of the Cruden Bay Hotel, circa 1961. Glasgow St Enoch: The St Enoch Hotel, former main line station and Subway in February 1975. The station had closed in 1966, the hotel was demolished in 1977 to be replaced by the St Enoch Centre and the Subway station ... Ayr Station Hotel: The Station and Station Hotel at Ayr, seen here on 1st June 2012. The impressive structure was built to the design of Andrew Galloway, Chief Engineer of the G&SWR, in 1886. The view from the platf ... |
When the stars came to Glasgow there was one hotel they all stayed at - the Central Hotel.
Nowdays known as the Grand Central, the hotel was the only place in town for celebrities who visited Scotland's largest city to play in one of its prestigious entertainment venues, such as the Alhambra Theatre, the King's Theatre, the St Andrew's Halls, and the Odeon in Renfield Street - the latter a leading cinema that doubled as a music venue. (Permalink) Central Hotel Glasgow Central: The Gordon Street frontage of Glasgow Central on the evening of the 21st of November. Above the entrance is the Caledonian's hotel, now the Grand Central Hotel. Glasgow Central: A different view of a familiar place. This is the glazed canopy above the Gordon Street entry into Glasgow Central viewed from the Central Hotel. |
Glasgow's Grand Central Hotel is poised to reopen following a multi-million-pound refurbishment.
(Permalink) Central Hotel Grand Central Hotel Glasgow Central: View of Glasgow Central Station in the Caledonian Railway Tourist Guide. |