Tron Kirk Glasgow Photos, Religious Building Strathclyde, Date, Steeple Picture, Architect
Tron Kirk Glasgow Merchant City
Merchant City Redevelopment, Scotland – Strathclyde Historic Architecture
post updated 12 August 2023
Tron theatre on left, kirk steeple on right:
building photos © Adrian Welch
Tron Kirk
The Tron Kirk dates from 1793.
Address: 63 Trongate
The steeple dates from 1631 and is one of the oldest buildings in the Merchant City
The architect for this historic building was James Adam
This building is show on right:
property photo © AJW
The Tron started as a church back in the early 16th century and was redeveloped in 1999 at a cost of £5m. The body of the church – or kirk – became the new auditorium.
Tron Theatre : kirk building refurbishment into a theatre.
Grade A listed James Adam building
Buildings close to the Tron Kirk in Glasgow
Panopticon, Argyle Street
Panopticon photo © Adrian Welch
Panopticon
The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall building is situated on Glasgow’s historic Trongate. This music hall began life in 1857 at a time when Glasgow’s population was booming, and its streets were overcrowded with working folk desperate to be entertained. It would have held over 1500 visitors, eager to be amused and let off steam while watching the acts that ranged from singers, dancers and comedians to acrobats, animal, and novelty acts.
Candleriggs Square Apartments, Merchant City
Candleriggs Square Apartments Merchant City
Trongate 103, Argyle Street
Trongate 103
City Halls & Old Fruitmarket, 100 Candleriggs, Merchant City
City Halls, Merchant City
Glasgow Cross, Alba Town
property picture from architect office
Glasgow Cross
Trades Hall, 85 Glassford Street, G1 1UH, Merchant City
Trades Hall building photo © Adrian Welch
Trades Hall
Ingram Square Flats, centre of the Merchant City
Ingram Square Flats photo © Adrian Welch
Ingram Square Flats
Buildings in Glasgow
Trongate, Glasgow
James Adam was the brother of Scotland’s most famous architect ever, Robert Adam
Glasgow Tron Kirk Steeple Restoration : Civic Trust Awards 2004 Scotland – Commendation
The Tron Theatre is located at the corner of Trongate and Chisholm Street, in the Merchant City area of Glasgow, Scotland. From its early years as a theatre club, the Tron has grown into a thriving multi-faceted venue.
Home to the award-winning Tron Theatre Company, it is a producing house for contemporary theatrical work and also functions as a receiving house for a diverse visiting programme of theatre, comedy and music from Scotland, the UK and abroad. Its Education and Outreach department offers a range of activities from drama workshops for children and young people, to creative writing for adults and professional development opportunities for theatre students and practitioners.
source: wikipedia
Glasgow Architecture
Key Strathclyde Building Designs – selection:
Glasgow School of Art
photo © Adrian Welch
Comments / photos for the Tron Kirk Glasgow – Historic Merchant City Building, Strathclyde, southwest Scotland, United Kingdom, page welcome.
Website: www.tron.church
