Theatres · Central Scotland
City Halls & Old Fruitmarket
In or near Glasgow.
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
- Free entry
- 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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Official information
City Halls is Glasgow's oldest purpose-built concert hall, renowned for its exceptional acoustics. It hosts a variety of classical and contemporary music performances and is home to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Scottish Music Centre.
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
- Opening
- Only open to the public during events; closed Monday to Sunday.
- 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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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is City Halls & Old Fruitmarket?
- City Halls & Old Fruitmarket is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G1 1NQ).
- What is City Halls & Old Fruitmarket?
- City Halls & Old Fruitmarket is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to City Halls & Old Fruitmarket?
- The nearest railway station is High Street, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode G1 1NQ.
- How do I get to City Halls & Old Fruitmarket?
- The nearest railway station is High Street, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G1 1NQ.