Trades Hall,
85-91 Glassford Street,
1791,
Robert Adam.

Designed by Robert Adam and built in 1791 for the Trades House, which had developed from the federation of the Fourteen Incorporated Trades founded in 1605.

The facade at 85-91 Glassford Street, is Adam's only surviving work in Glasgow, behind which lies the main 70ft high hall.

The main staircase was designed by James Sellars in Francois I style and built between 1887 and 1888.

The stair is lit from above through a glazed roof on barrel-vault arching. The round-arch stained glass window overlooking the staircase is also by Sellars and shows the emblems of the trades.

The hall is dominated by a timber ceiling designed by Walter Underwood and Partners (1955), which replaced the ceiling installed by David Hamilton (1840).

The wall panelling was designed by James Sellars between 1887 and 1888. The frieze below the ceiling is Belgian silk of 1902 and depicts the trades. The chandelieres came from the Grosvenor Restaurant.

The reception room was added by John Keppie 1929. On the principal east facade are three Venetian windows, the walls are panelled in a dark wood and the ceiling is distinguished by deep partial coffers retaining a certain Adamesque quality."