Theatres · Central Scotland
City Halls & Old Fruitmarket
City Halls & Old Fruitmarket is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- High Street · 0.3 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
City Halls & Old Fruitmarket is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: 90-98, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 55.8588°, -4.2447°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Glasgow's City Halls and Old Fruitmarket is a concert hall and former market located on Candleriggs, in the Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland.
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Background
History
The City Halls are part of a market complex designed by John Carrick in 1882, but the grand hall itself was designed by George Murray and opened in 1841. It was the first hall suitable for large gatherings and concerts to be built in the City and played host to the likes of Benjamin Disraeli, Charles Dickens, Hungarian patriot Lajos Kossuth and William Ewart Gladstone. From its early days it hosted a wide variety of popular and classical concerts including those by touring groups such as Louis-Antoine Jullien's celebrated London-based orchestra and Charles Halle's orchestra from Manchester. Glasgow's first regular orchestral subscription concert series, played by an orchestra managed by the…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8588, -4.2447
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G1 1NQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow East
- Phone
- +44 141 353 8000
- Nearest railway station
- High Street — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
Sources
- osm: w58703683 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Glasgow City Halls (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Candleriggs, Glasgow - geograph.org.uk - 1286609.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is City Halls & Old Fruitmarket?
- City Halls & Old Fruitmarket is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8588°, -4.2447°. The nearest railway station is High Street, around 0.3 km away.
- Is City Halls & Old Fruitmarket wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — City Halls & Old Fruitmarket is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.