Hielanman's Umbrella

It is the local Glaswegian nickname for the glass walled railway bridge which carries the platforms of Glasgow Central station across Argyle Street.

[4] Over many years highlanders continued to arrive and began to keep in touch by meeting under the bridge, mostly at weekends.

Efforts were also made to improve the environment underneath the bridge to encourage retailers back into the shop units - high powered lighting and extractor fans were installed.

In 2001, a new entrance to the burgeoning Arches nightclub and restaurant complex was added under the bridge which has led to the level of pedestrian footfall increasing markedly.

In 2015 The Hielanman's Umbrella, as part of the Glasgow Central Station, won the Scottish Design Award.

[7] The bridge is like a whale, beached across the street, except for Miller’s ability to lighten a blank wall with stylish, classically detailed and arched windows.