ANOTHER lost piece of Glasgow history has been uncovered during the £120 million Queen Street station facelift.
Old signage from the former North British Station Hotel was discovered by workers on Wednesday afternoon.
The hotel’s original gable has been hidden since an extension was added in the 1970s.
The hotel was erected between 1807 and 1818 and was known as the “Queen’s Hotel” when it was acquired by the North British Railway Co in 1903, according to Mitchell Library records.
Once home to shipping magnate and art collector William Burrell, the last Georgian building in George Square has stood in the city's heart for more than two centuries.
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The Evening Times reported previously on plans to give the landmark a sky-high extension above its rare and historic French-style roof.
British Rail sold the building in the 1980s when it became the Copthorne Hotel.
In 1986, a conservatory was added to the front of the building, facing George Square, known today as the Millenium Hotel.
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The fascinating find comes just days after the Evening Times reported how the massive curved glass roof of the station was unveiled in its entirety, much to the delight of the city
From the Victorian era - known in the rail industry as a train shed - it was constructed in 1842 but, sadly, was covered up by the grey concrete of Consort House and the Millennium Hotel extension buildings more than 40 years ago.
The images were shared online by the official Network Rail Glasgow Queen Street Twitter page.
Hidden away for more than 40 years, you can now catch a glimpse of #GlasgowQueenStreet's historic train shed - a relic of the #Victorian #railway pic.twitter.com/FjXgQL3NHv
— NetworkRailGQS (@NetworkRailGQS) March 28, 2018
Hundreds were left in awe, also questioning why it was ever covered up.
Engineers have begun demolishing the redundant Consort House and the Millennium Hotel extension buildings in front of the station to make way for a new-look Queen Street.
The two buildings need to be removed to make way for the new station frontage, concourse and entrances and new longer platforms being delivered.
The train shed will be visible through the new glass concourse, say bosses
Thankfully, the train shed is a listed structure and will not be demolished. A glass concourse will be constructed in front of it, meaning it will be visible from the outside and to passengers inside the station.
The project, which is due for completion in 2020, will give passengers an expanded concourse with increased capacity and circulation space, improved customer facilities and a contemporary and distinctive building both internally and externally.
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