A section of the Broomielaw, on the north side of the River Clyde in Glasgow, featuring the ‘Squiggly Bridge’ and the International Financial Services District during ‘Blue Hour’.
The Broomielaw stretches along the north bank of the River Clyde in central Glasgow from Jamaica Bridge to Finnieston Quay. It became home to Glasgow’s first city-centre quay in 1688. However, a lot of work still had to be done to clear the channel from the Broomielaw to Dumbuck. Thomas Telford redesigned the quays at Broomielaw to handle the steamboats bringing Irish immigrants to work in the new industries which were opening up in Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
Henry Bell’s Comet, Europe’s first commercial steamer service, departed from the Broomielaw in 1812.
The Glasgow History website has lots more information and historical photos of the Broomielaw from the late 18th and early 20th centuries.
Nowadays, the Broomielaw marks the southern, riverside, boundary of Glasgow’s InternationL Financial Services District (IFSD) of which the building shown in the photo is a part.
The double-curved footbridge between Broomielaw and Tradeston is affectionately known as the Squiggly Bridge. It was opened in 2009 with the twin aims of to improving accessibility across the river and creating a landmark waterfront structure.
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