It was once a building that dominated civic life in Scotland’s biggest city, home to some of the world’s biggest entertainers, politicians and musicians for almost a century.
It was once a building that dominated civic life in Scotland’s biggest city, home to some of the world’s biggest entertainers, politicians and musicians for almost a century.
Bob Hope signs a programme for fan John Shaw following a show at the halls
Now, 50 years after it was destroyed by a fire, we take a look back at the history of St Andrew’s Halls in Glasgow.
The impressive building, which was designed by architect James Sellars, opened in 1877, following demand for a large hall in the West End, at a cost of £100,000 and was bought over by Glasgow’s Town Council for £37,000. It included a grand hall, several smaller theatres, two rooms called the Berkley and a ballroom.
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