Glasgow
Highlandman's Umbrella
Traditional Meeting Place
Argyle Street
Glasgow, G1 4AL
Nearest Train: St Enoch
Phone: +44 141 204 4400
Built in 1906 by James Miller, this striking viaduct carries the railway lines out of Central Station and over Argyle Street. Its rich, ornamental ironwork and classical windows were part of the overall design of the station. It provided a sheltered meeting place for folk from the north who had come to Glasgow looking for work, trying to escape the poverty and oppression of the Highlands, hence the name. This was the golden age of railways and people were arriving by train in their hundreds, looking to share the city's wealth.
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