Glasgow's lost Bridge Street station that was city's grandest railway terminal

There's a certain 'faded glory' quality to the few remaining Victorian-era buildings dotted along Glasgow's Bridge Street that points to a more illustrious past for the famed Laurieston thoroughfare.

Certainly, back in the 19th century , Bridge Street was considered one of the most important avenues into the city centre south of the Clyde. It even had its own grand railway terminal - and what a sight it was to behold.

Opened in 1841 and fronted with a magnificent Doric-pillared portico, Bridge Street Station, which replaced an older temporary wooden structure, was Glasgow's first custom-built passenger railway terminal, predating the likes of Glasgow Central and St Enoch Station by decades. Its booking hall was situated behind the portico, while a designated station hotel was opene