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Warehouses

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Warehouses, Hunter Street, Glasgow b1903

Warehouses, Hunter Street, Glasgow b1903

Warehouses, 202-04 Hunter Street, Glasgow.
Constructed from 1903 for J & A McArthur Ltd. Grain millers, seed and potato merchants.

Reference: Hume 1974, D19
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Great Eastern Hotel

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

G53 Cotton-Mill / Great Eastern Hotel

G53 Cotton-Mill / Great Eastern Hotel

G53 Cotton Mill / Great Eastern Hotel

Great Eastern Hotel, Duke Street, Glasgow. Built 1849 originally as a cotton mill for R.F & J. Alexander (thread manufacturer) by the architect C. Wilson. It was converted into a working mans hotel in 1909 and more recently it had been used as a refuge for the homeless, closing it’s doors in 2001. The building has ‘B’ listed status and there are plans to develop it into residential properties.

Reference: Hume 1974, G53
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