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Film and TV locations in Glasgow, Scotland

12 places to shoot in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom: 5 theatres, arenas and venues, 4 offices, schools and public buildings, 1 studios and backlots and 2 more. 10 have a photo and 4 carry practical details the location publishes itself.

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Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland
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Barrowland Ballroom

Glasgow, Scotland

Theatre, arena & venue

Category B listed 1930s dance hall and live music venue in Glasgow's East End, with its original sprung floor and a neon sign facade on the Gallowgate.

City Halls and Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Scotland
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City Halls and Old Fruitmarket

Glasgow, Scotland

Theatre, arena & venue

Victorian civic hall in the Merchant City with a galleried recital room and, alongside it, the cast iron Old Fruitmarket with its balconies and market signage kept intact.

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
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Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Glasgow, Scotland

Theatre, arena & venue

City centre concert hall at the top of Buchanan Street with a two thousand seat main auditorium, wide foyers, a strathclyde suite and back of house corridors.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Glasgow, Scotland

Office, school & public building

Red sandstone Edwardian museum and art gallery in Glasgow's West End, with an organ-fitted central hall, galleries and a park setting beside the River Kelvin.

Mitchell Library, Glasgow, Scotland
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Mitchell Library

Glasgow, Scotland

Office, school & public building

Edwardian domed public reference library in Glasgow, one of Europe's largest, with a grand entrance hall, reading rooms and function spaces.

Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
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Riverside Museum

Glasgow, Scotland

Modern architecture

A Zaha Hadid designed transport museum where the Kelvin meets the Clyde in Glasgow, with a zigzag roofline, a recreated street and a tall ship moored outside.

SEC Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
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SEC Centre

Glasgow, Scotland

Theatre, arena & venue

Exhibition and conference centre on the Clyde in Glasgow, alongside the SSE Hydro concert arena, with large column-free halls used for events and filming.

Five interconnected exhibition and event halls with a combined area of over 22,000 sq m.

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland
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The Burrell Collection

Glasgow, Scotland

Office, school & public building

Museum of 1983 set in Pollok Country Park, rebuilt in 2022, with glazed galleries facing woodland, sandstone walls and reconstructed medieval doorways inside.

Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
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Tollcross International Swimming Centre

Glasgow, Scotland

Theatre, arena & venue

Competition swimming venue with a ten lane fifty metre pool, diving and training pools, spectator seating and modern changing halls behind a red sandstone frontage.

Trades Hall of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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Trades Hall of Glasgow

Glasgow, Scotland

Office, school & public building

Robert Adam designed 18th century guild hall in central Glasgow, with a domed saloon and panelled function rooms still used by the city's trade incorporations.

Studio & backlot

Kelvin Hall Studios

Glasgow, Scotland

Studio & backlot

A BBC Studioworks television studio built inside the historic Kelvin Hall exhibition building in Glasgow's west end.

Seen in: Balamory, Pointless, The Weakest Link, Bridge of Lies, Frankie Boyle's New World Order

One studio of 10,500 sq ft, 115 x 92 ft, 33.5 ft height, with advanced LED lighting, production, lighting and sound galleries, green rooms, make-up...

Industrial & derelict

SWG3

Glasgow, Scotland

Industrial & derelict

A converted warehouse and former whisky bond in Glasgow's Yorkhill, now a multi room venue used for music, events and film and television production.

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