3-070-562 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The new Central Station Hotel, Glasgow, 1883. 'This new grand hotel, in connection with the Caledonian Railway, was opened last month, under the management of Mr. Charles Lord...It is of vast size, as there are no fewer than 550 apartments within the building, giving accommodation for over 420 guests, in addition to 170 servants and officials. The main entrance is situated at the corner of Hope-street and Gordon-street...On the same level with the entrance-hall, opening to Hope-street and to the station, are the public smoking-room and dining-room for gentlemen in the city...In the carpeting of the establishment 1000 yards of Axminster have been used for the staircase and corridors, 800 yards of Wilton for the public and sitting rooms, and 5400 yards of Brussels for the bed-rooms. From the various parts of the house 1200 electric bells communicate with 600 indicators; the speaking-tubes extend to fully 5000 feet, weighing 4½ tons, and the wires in connection with the bells measure 29 miles and weigh 2½ tons. The culinary department is on the basement floor, with ample store-rooms, wine- cellars, and plate-rooms, engines for the hoists, the electric light, and ventilating apparatus, and for the extinction of fire'. From "Illustrated London News", 1883.