St. Enoch Square

St Enoch Square with the former Subway entrance in the foreground, with the St Enoch Centre in the background.
St. Enoch Square in 1966

St. Enoch Square is a public square in Glasgow, Scotland, situated at the bottom end of Buchanan Street, the city's busiest shopping street.[1]

History

Previously the site of a succession of churches, the St Enoch railway station opened adjacent to the square in 1876, and the St Enoch subway station in 1896.[2] The original ticket office of the subway station still stands today, and is currently a branch of Caffè Nero.

References

  1. ↑ "£70m Buchanan Street shopping complex opens". Scottish Herald. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Jones, Chris. "St. Enoch Square". Glasgow History. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

Coordinates: 55°51′27″N 4°15′19″W / 55.8574°N 4.2553°W / 55.8574; -4.2553


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