What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Donald Matheson 1860-1935 Engineer-in-Chief for Caledonian Railway Company. One of his notable projects was the design of Glasgow Central Station Roof using simple deep steel Warren girders with maximum spans of 350 feet to give a spacious station concourse as part of the reconstruction of the station 1901-06. Recorded plaque organisation: Institution of Civil Engineers.
Donald Matheson was the Engineer-in-Chief for the Caledonian Railway Company, renowned for his innovative design of Glasgow Central Station's roof, which utilized deep steel Warren girders to create a spacious and iconic concourse.
A plaque record does not grant entry to a building or private land. View it from a public place unless permission is clearly given.
Places near here
Glasgow, Gordon Street, Central Station, Low Level StationRailway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 43 yd
Glass roof of Glasgow Central Station from hotelHeritage place · 50 yd
Citizen Firefighter MemorialMemorial · 65 yd
The LighthouseHeritage attraction · 171 yd
Viewing tower at The LighthouseCastle, fort or tower · 173 yd
Glasgow, Royal ExchangeHuman Remains (period Unassigned) · 289 yd
Gallery of Modern ArtGallery · 343 yd
Duke of WellingtonMemorial · 385 yd
Glasgow, Buchanan StreetPolished Axehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 545 yd
Caledonia: Broomielaw, Glasgow, River ClydeSloop (19th Century) · 552 yd
Glasgow, James Watt StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 590 yd
Hill startMountain or hill · 877 ydOther information
Photo: gnomonic · CC BY 2.0