The Crystal Palace on Jamaica Street in the city centre could put forward plans to the council for hotel rooms in the space directly above its bar.
JD Wetherspoon submitted a proposal of application notice this week to Glasgow City Council indicating that they may submit official plans for a hotel.
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It comes after a previous proposal to build a hotel on the empty land next to the pub was scrapped in 2019 as it was met with objections by neighbouring club Sub Club.
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The building itself back to the Victorian era.
Its distinctive design of arch windows built using cast iron frames was inspired by the Crystal Palace in London’s Hyde Park, a greenhouse which dazzled visitors at the 1851 Great Exhibition.
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It had over a hundred windows, was 600 yards long and tall enough to contain the park’s trees.
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The Crystal Palace operated as a furniture warehouse until the pub giant Wetherspoons took over, and this is still recognised on the building’s front façade where you can see the ‘A Gardner & Son Cabinet Makers’ sign.
The pub has two large bars, one on each floor, and the building’s original lift is still in operation.
