The Blythswood Hotel, 248 Argyle Street, Glasgow.
Mr Alexander Ross. 1887.
In 1887 Alexander Ross was proprietor of the Blythswood Hotel, 248 Argyle Street, Glasgow, situated at the corner of Argyle Street and Hope Street right opposite Oswald Street. The hotel was two minutes walk from the Caledonian Central Station and five minutes walk from the St. Enoch’s Station.
Mr Ross was a real Highlander and a native of Sutherlandshire born in 1847. His wife owned the hotel from 1877 to 1884 before Mr Ross purchased the establishments.
Do you remember any of the old pubs in Argyle Street? If so please leave a comment.
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I stayed in the Blythswood for a couple of weeks around Easter 1973. Working for Modern Telephones Ltd. I was helping the Glasgow Branch to clear some faults. I had come up from Leeds and was made very welcome. What struck me was the number of eating places in the surrounding area. Sad to know it is no longer an Hotel. Nigel Smith