An old engraving of ‘The Old College’, High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK It is from a Victorian history book of Built in the 17th century was the predecessor of the present Glasgow University. It was a handsome complex with two quadrangles, a clock tower and a fine frontage. It is the second-oldest university in Scotland after St Andrews and the fourth-oldest in the English-speaking world. The university was given 13 acres ( ha) of land belonging to the Black Friars (Dominicans) on High Street by Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1563.
An old engraving of ‘The Old College’, High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK It is from a Victorian history book of Built in the 17th century was the predecessor of the present Glasgow University. It was a handsome complex with two quadrangles, a clock tower and a fine frontage. It is the second-oldest university in Scotland after St Andrews and the fourth-oldest in the English-speaking world. The university was given 13 acres ( ha) of land belonging to the Black Friars (Dominicans) on High Street by Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1563. By the late 17th century its building centred on two courtyards surrounded by walled gardens, with a clock tower, which was one of the notable features of Glasgow's skyline, reaching 140 feet (43 m) in height.
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Location: High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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