1902

From Glasgow

• Sir Samuel Chisholm hands the title of Lord Provost to Sir John Ure Primrose
• The statue by W Hamo Thornycroft of the Prime Minister William Gladstone is erected in George Square
• Cowlairs Co-operative Society Drinking Fountain erected
• Work begins on The Willow Tea Rooms
• The City Corporation Cheese Market is built
• Work beings on Hill House