inhabited stood on the south side of the Bridgegate. What renders it worthy of particular remembrance is the circumstance, that on October 3d, 1681, when the Duke of York (afterwards the unfortunate James II.) came to Glasgow, he took up his residence in the Provost's house.*

CAMPBELL OF SHAWFIELD'S HOUSE.

This was a house built in 1711, by Daniel Campbell, Esq. of Shawfield, at the foot of the modern GlassfordStreet. In front was a wall of hewn stone that separated the small area before the house, from the street itself. On this wall were placed two sphinxes, the effect produced by which, together with the fine house that appeared rising from behind, while it improved greatly the perspective of Trongate-Street, was particularly imposing on the stranger, who, by Stockwell-Street, entered Glasgow from the south. In 1725, the windows of this house were smashed by a mob.† Having afterwards become the property of William M'Dowall, Esq. of Castle Semple, it was by him sold for 1700 guineas, to Mr. John Glassford, of Dougalstone, in whose possession it was, at the visit of Prince Charles to the city

* His Royal Highness was welcomed on this occasion by the military and the citizens in the city with a salute, and every acclamation of joy. He was presented by the town council with the freedom of the city, enclosed in a gold box. Addresses were also delivered to him from the rector, principal, and professors of the university.

+ See page 254.

in 1745, and is worthy of peculiar consideration, as being the place of his Royal Highness' residence on that occasion.* By Mr. Glassford's son, Henry Glassford, Esq. M.P., it was sold in 1792 to Mr. William Horne, for the purpose of being demolished, in order to allow the opening of Glassford-Street. On the demolition of the building, the two sphinxes mentioned above, were transported to the vicinity of Cathcart, and they now surmount the porch in front of Woodend House, the property of William Barclay, Esq.

SPREUL'S HOUSE.

This building, which presented a very stately appearance, stood a few yards east from that built by Campbell of Shawfield, on the site of that modern tenement designated "Spreul's Land." It was built about the close of the seventeenth century by a Mr. Spreul, a merchant in the city, whose name is handed down to us in "deathless fame," from the sufferings which he endured "for conscience sake," during the long era of religious persecution. The house and the name of Spreul are immortalized in the celebrated novel of " Cyril Thornton."

OLD COFFEE HOUSE.

This building, the first house of the kind, built by the merchants of the city for their own convenience, stood upon the south east corner of the Trongate, and was

* See Chapter V.

See Memoir of Mr. Spreul, Chapter XV.

built near the close of the seventeeeth century. After falling into disuetude, from similar houses starting through course of time in the town, it was used for various purposes, and in the years 1766-69, as an auction-room by Messrs. R. &. A. Foulis, the celebrated printers.*

TRADES' LAND.

The building formerly thus designated by the citizens stood at the very corner of the Gallowgate, and occupied the site of the entrance to the modern London-Street. It stood upon eighteen arches and stately pillars, and presented a fine and imposing appearance.t

Although a church was founded on the site of the modern erection in the palmy days of Catholicism, still by the time of the Reformation, it had gone much into decay. A new church was therefore erected by the protestant community in 1594, which, having survived for the space of two centuries, was destroyed by fire in the year 1793, when the present building was erected.

* For a notice of the Messrs. Foulis see Chapter VI. About thirty years ago, when many handsome old edifices still remained, the air of grandeur which arches and pillars imparted to the Saltmarket, Trongate, and High Streets, was particularly fine. Only one specimen is now extant, at No. 27 High-Street.

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THE WYND CHURCH.

This building was situated to the west of King-Street, with which it had a free communication, and betwixt the Back and New Wynds, about half way down towards the Bridgegate. This church was originally built by a party of Presbyterians in the year 1687, in consequence of an indulgence at that time allowed them by government, to hear their own preachers, in place of the curates, then in possession of the established churches. It was afterwards rebuilt at the expense of the community, and neatly finished within, but has now altogether disappeared.

THE NORTH-WEST, OR RAMSHORN CHURCH.

This building was situated at the northern extremity of the Candleriggs-Street, to which with its lofty steeple it had a fine termination. It was erected by the town in the year 1724, in consequence of the increasing population of the city. Its form was that of a parallelogram, lying east and west. From the front towards the south, rose a square tower with a ballustrade.

MARKET PLACES.

MEAL MARKET.

The oldest Meal Market connected with Glasgow, of of which we have any account, stood on the west side of the High-Street, opposite the College. It was built during the provostship of Sir Patrick Bell, about the year 1645, and existed till the year 1796. Before it was built there appears to have been another, as the College

claimed in 1633 "the privileges of the Meil-mercatt situat besyde the Blackfrier Kirk." A part of the south wall still remains, behind the houses on the north side of College-Street. On the spot being abandoned in 1796, the Meal Market was removed to the foot of MontroseStreet, on the east side.

VEGETABLE MARKET.

The old Vegetable or "Green Market" connected with the city, stood outside the East Port on the site of Charlotte-Street. It consisted of a garden whither the housewives of the city daily repaired for the purchase of their "kail," and was occupied at the rental of 365 merks Scots per annum. Hence arose the name of "Merk Daily-Street," by which designation, till recently, the place was recognised by many of the older inhabitants.

Upon the building up of Charlotte-Street, the sale of vegetables was carried on in Candleriggs-Street, but an enclosed market having been erected about the commencement of the present century in King-Street, the latter has always been regarded as the "Green Market."

FLESH MARKET.

The oldest Flesh Market connected with the city, stood on the north side of the Trongate, between HutchesonStreet and Candleriggs-Street. Ray, an old author,

speaks of this market in 1661, as

flesh market, scarce such an one to or Scotland."

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a very neat square be seen in England