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Income from advertising on scaffolding at the Egyptian Halls in Glasgow is paying towards the building’s upkeep, its owner has said after the city council served a stopping order.
The Egyptian Halls is one of the finest achievements of Alexander “Greek” Thomson, the Victorian architect who was born in Stirlingshire.
Derek Souter of Union Street Properties acquired a stake in the building in 2000. He said the action by the council was unfair and that the income paid for the scaffolding and maintenance. If he does not defend the action the council will be able to obtain a decree to have the ads removed.
The building originally featured shops, a lecture room and a central hall for exhibitions of paintings and antiquities
“An upgrade programme has to be funded via ad hoarding income or grant funding,” Souter told The Times. “Given pressure
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