BBC's HQ up for sale at GBP 12m

From: The Scotsman | Date: October 13, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

BBC Scotland's historic Glasgow headquarters, based on a prime site in the city's West End, is going on the market with an estimated value of more than GBP 12 million.

Broadcasting House at Queen Margaret Drive has been home to the corporation since 1936. It sits on a 5.3 acre plot next door to the Botanic Gardens. The BBC is selling the site in preparation for its 2007 move to a new flagship building at Pacific Quay in Glasgow.

A number of buildings house BBC Scotland's newsroom, broadcast studios and administrative offices at Queen Margaret Drive, but two 19th century buildings form the ...

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