Blythswood Square
Blythswood Square is a square in the Blythswood Hill area of the City of Glasgow, United Kingdom. The square was built as part of a westward expansion of Glasgow upon the 470 acres of the Lands of Blythswood & Woodside stretching from the western side of Buchanan Street to the River Kelvin, near today`s University of Glasgow, which grazing grounds were bought by the Douglas-Campbell family in the 17th century.
The square is one of the earliest residential developments on Blythswood Hill on ground purchased by William Harley, cotton merchant and builder, from the Douglas-Campbells of Blythswood, whose feuing plan for the square and its adjacent streets was sketched out by their architect James Gillespie Graham in the 1790s. The four Georgian terraces forming the square are Category A listed buildings and were completed in the 1820s by the trustees and successors of William Harley, and have facades designed by architect John Brash. From the 1920s the luxurious houses increasingly became offices and clubs including on the eastern side the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, which was elegantly restyled internally by architect James Miller in 1923.
In 2009 the former RSAC building opened as the 5 star Blythswood Square Hotel.
The Blythswood Square Proprietors association own and maintain the gardens in the central area. In summer months these are open at lunchtimes to the public and office workers in the neighbourhood. The Committee that runs Blythswood Square Gardens advertises it as "the perfect venue for corporate or private functions in the heart of Glasgow city centre".
Coordinates: 55°51′49″N 4°15′47″W / 55.86353°N 4.26317°W
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