Trongate

In modern times, it forms the notional southern boundary of the Merchant City area.

The name comes by virtue of a weighbeam erected in the mid-16th century, used for all goods requiring to be weighed for duty reasons, including from early shipping on the Clyde.

[1] The Trongate was one of the areas which was affected by a large fire on 17 June 1652 which destroyed a third of the town and left around 1,000 families homeless.

[5][6][7] Trongate was used as a route for the trams of Glasgow Corporation Tramways until this system was abandoned in 1962.

The Trongate remains a major bus corridor for services travelling to and from the east and south-eastern parts of the city (largely along the old tram routes), which use the one-way systems on the Gallowgate and London Road but merge at Glasgow Cross.