Enoch square was originally opened in 1783 as a grazing area for sheep and since then it has seen some of glasgows finest landmarks come and go. See all 74 photos taken at st enoch square by 1,559 visitors. St marys cathedral clayton street west newcastleupontyne ne1 5hh t 0191 231 6040. See more ideas about glasgow scotland, glasgow and gorbals glasgow. Where the grand st enochs station and hotel once stood, there now stands the bland st enochs shopping centre.
Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in. The book of enoch almost made it into the bible but was then rejected as apocryphal, even though enoch and the book itself are mentioned and referred to several times in the bible. St enoch subway stations old ticket office and glasgow district subway. All pulled down now, that space and the train station is now a large shopping centre. St enoch railway station a mainline railway terminal in glasgow, scotland between 1876 and 1966. The book of enoch, chapters 160 reluctant messenger. Aug 26, 2018 in medieval times there was apparently a chapel near to her supposed burial place at modern day st enoch s square. Media in category st enoch centre, glasgow the following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total. The name enoch is considered to be a corruption of thenew. St enoch subway station an underground station on the glasgow subway, scotland. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. In glasgows early days, the road running east from glasgow cross was named st enochs gate and led to a chapel dedicated to st enoch, the mother of st mungo, the patron saint of the city. The centre offers over 80 stores across 3 levels, along with various fast food and coffee shop outlets. Redevelopment of st enoch centre, st enoch square, glasgow.
St enoch parish church behind subway in st enoch square, glasgow glasgow scotland scotland travel glasgow city centre the second city local history dundee best cities old photos paris skyline dara doolittle scotland. Enoch square was registered in 1911 but the photograph may have been taken earlier. First book of enoch, pseudepigraphal work not included in any canon of scripture whose only complete extant version is an ethiopic translation of a previous greek translation made from the original hebrew or aramaic. Edwin laws view of st enoch square from the north west c 1900. Enoch shopping centre, and the fountain in front is the entrance. The foundation stone for old st enochs church was laid in april of 1780 in what had been traditionally until then a quiet square. Taking buchanan street to the right in this scene would lead into st. Enoch square was originally opened in 1783 as a grazing area for sheep and since then it has seen some of glasgows finest landmarks come and. Enoch is the subject of many jewish and christian traditions.
A coffee shop with a tale to tell st enoch subway station. Photos show the changing face of st enoch square over the. Bhs department store, glasgow, scotland 12281719514 o crop. The square was set up in a configuration to accommodate a christmas market. Old photographs of glasgow old photographs, old photos, family history book, glasgow scotland. Enoch centre is a shopping mall located in st enoch square, just off argyle street and opposite the bottom end of buchanan street.
The st enoch christmas market will open open between 9am and 10pm from saturday, november 9 until sunday, december 22. The subway under st enoch square was dug up in the 1970s as part of a revamp of the system in the 1970s, a massive modernisation project took. The book of enoch the prophet book of enoch read online. The new testament contains three references to enoch.
Enoch hotel followed in 1879, and with over 200 bedrooms it became the citys largest hotel. The phantom adventures went to see the christmas markets in glasgow at st enoch square in 2018. Here is some glasgow pictures which i have obtained from a variety of good sources over the years. This bar was formerly known as berts bar and is now called times square ii, which takes up times square property next door. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. The book of moses remarkably parallels at many points the accounts of enoch in other enochic literature, particularly as found in the ethiopic 1 enoch, the slavonic 2 enoch, the hebrew life of enoch 3 enoch, the pseudepigraphic book of jubilees, and the book of jasher, which itself closely parallels with both the slavonic and hebrew enoch. Located in the heart of glasgow, within the citys main shopping district of argyle street and buchanan street, st. Disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. St enoch square with the former subway entrance in the foreground, and st enoch centre in the background. Enoch square 44 howard street, glasgow g1 4ee scotland. In the centre of the picture is the glasgow district subway cos st.
More information sidelights on scottish history by michael barrett glasgow history blog with lots. St enoch shopping centre glasgow 2020 what to know before. Old rutherglen images glasgow scotland, glasgow, scotland. Enoch the patriarch in the old testamenthebrew bible. Saint enoch, a patron saint of glasgow, mother of kentigern. Flashmob st enoch centre glasgow inverclyde voices and. Check in check out contact accommodation for availability. The later st enochs church pictured above was demolished in the early 20th century.
Christmas markets at st enoch square the acorn hotel. The square sits on land that once was the western part of glasgow green, alongside the river clyde, and reportedly had a chapel and burial site of st thenew st enoch mother of st kentigern. A sunny afternoon in st enoch square, early 20th century. See more ideas about glasgow, glasgow scotland and scotland. Enoch shopping centre and square while i was in glasgow in mid december 2019, i walked from my hotel which was located nearby to st. The site changed hands to the luke family of goldsmiths, managers of the soaperie in candleriggs and owners of the glassworks next to the clyde. This years market in st enoch square will feature a beautifully dressed christmas village of over 50 seasonal chalets selling. National records of scotland nrs collects, preserves and produces information about scotlands people and history and make it available to inform current and future generations. St enoch square through the glass welcome to my wee photoblog on glasgow, where we feature the joys and unjoys of walking and cycling through a fascinating, beautiful and often badly run city. St enoch railway station a mainline railway terminal in glasgow, scotland between 1876 and 1966 st enoch subway station an underground station on the glasgow subway, scotland.
The text of the book of genesis says enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by god. The later st enoch s church pictured above was demolished in the early 20th century. In the centre of the picture is the glasgow district subway cos st enoch station which opened in 1896. This volume contains the books of 1 enoch 9 the ethiopic book of enoch, 2 enoch the slavonic secrets of enoch, 3 enoch the hebrew book of enoch, as well as lumpkins best selling book, fallen angels, the watchers, and the origins of evil. Today is saturday, 25 may 20, and we are going to walk from lancefield st to st enochs square and first of all, we are paying a visit to glasgow city antiques looks like walter scott on the left. The only people who accept the book as an official part of their holy scriptures are ethiopian jews and the ethiopian orthodox church and a few more obscure. Old photographs of glasgow family history book, glasgow scotland, old photographs, west. Central station to st enoch square via buchanan st. He lived 365 years and then ascended into heaven, since it is written for god took him gen.
Where the grand st enoch s station and hotel once stood, there now stands the bland st enoch s shopping centre. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Glasgow city antiques at lancefield st to st enoch square. He is not to be confused with enoch the son of cain. It is the site of the chapel and last resting place of st.
In glasgows early days, the road running east from glasgow cross was named st enoch s gate and led to a chapel dedicated to st enoch, the mother of st mungo, the patron saint of the city. Enoch square is a public square in glasgow, scotland, situated at the junction of buchanan street and argyle street, the citys two busiest shopping streets. Enoch square seems to have been the burial ground associated with the chapel so its not surprising that the church is named for st enoch as well. Enoch station the glasgow and southwestern railway terminus, the imposing st. The chapel was demolished during the reformation but as glasgow expanded, a large square was created and named after st enoch, with another church in its. In this, st enoch subway stations building was exactly like the rest of the glasgow subway, in other words, perfectly formed but a little underscale.
Charles 1, coaches on television 1, cultural medium 34, books 6. Jan 28, 2017 the subway under st enoch square was dug up in the 1970s as part of a revamp of the system in the 1970s, a massive modernisation project took place on the glasgow subway. So far as i can tell, the chapel fell into ruins following the reformation, a new church was built in 1780, and the final st enoch church was demolished in 1926 after the congregation. Enoch, a righteous man, who was 1 with god, answered and spoke, while his eyes were open, and while he saw a holy vision in the heavens. These sculptures by phyllis archibald grace the ground floor of a former bank. St enoch square, glasgow, from st enoch railway station.
St enoch shopping centre glasgow 2020 all you need to. I do not have a glasgow directory for that period but i have access to a 1927 issue and there was a national bank at number 22, william skinner. The centre offers over 80 stores across 3 levels, along with various fast. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection.
Enoch shopping centre, and the fountain in front is the entrance to st. Photos at st enoch square merchant city glasgow, glasgow city. Nov 29, 2018 the phantom adventures went to see the christmas markets in glasgow at st enoch square in 2018. Saint mungo, saint kentigern, saint enoch and glasgow. We have a look at some of the stalls and what is available. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. The glasgow buildings you might never knew existed. To gain ones bearings, the buildings to the right of the church are now the st. Moving west, our second extract of the birds eye view shows the church of glasgows second patron saint, st enoch. A coffee shop with a tale to tell st enoch subway station ticket. I was intrigued to discover that, though attila the.
The patriarch enoch is the son of jared, the greatgreatgreatgreat grandson of adam, and the father of methuselah. All connection to st thenew st enoch beyond the name is now invisible, but its intriguing to wonder if the cemetery, chapel, well and churches are a reason why the square has managed to remain an open space. Enoch railway station first opened its doors in 1876 and the st. St enoch station replaced by a big greenhouse scotland history, glasgow. In the first phase of redevelopment 250,000 ft 2 of retail and leisure space has been added, taking the facility to more than 1 million ft 2 in total. Flashmob st enoch centre glasgow inverclyde voices and choirs sing.
Glasgow christmas market st enoch square 2018 youtube. St enoch centre a shopping centre in glasgow, scotland. Visitors code of conduct competition terms and conditions environment community history. Sep 17, 2014 in this, st enoch subway stations building was exactly like the rest of the glasgow subway, in other words, perfectly formed but a little underscale. They are two of four allegories symbolizing prudence, commerce, adventure and. National records of scotland nrs collects, preserves and produces information about scotlands people and history and make it. The st enoch hotel was built over the station entrance in 1875 and its facade ran along one side of the square. St enoch shopping centre 55 st enoch square, glasgow g1 4bw. Sculpted allegories at st enoch square in glasgow, scotland.