Merchant City Trongate Glasgow Scotland. Photo:Jeff Gilbert
Located in the area of the Merchant City commonly known as "Old Glasgow", it is the main route into the central area from the East End. Trongate begins at Glasgow Cross, the original centre of medieval Glasgow. It was around the 1560s that the name Trongate first began to be used. The name comes by virtue of a weighbeam erected in the mid 16th century. The weigh beam was where all goods that were brought in from the Clyde were weighed and taxed. 'Tron' was the Norman French derived Scots term for weighing scales, the region became known as Trongate. The Tron church (built in the 17th century) with its distinctive steeple and clock is the street's best known landmark, and was substantially redeveloped in the 1980s as the Tron Theatre. Historically, in line with the rest of Glasgow's medieval area, Trongate fell into decline following the Industrial Revolution as the city expanded westwards, and even today there are still many derelict buildings and half-closed shops.
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Location: Merchant City, Trongate, Glasgow, Scotland
Photo credit: © Jeff Gilbert / Alamy / Afripics
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