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By hiring the stunning Grand Hall and meeting rooms in our historic and centrally located venue you are directly supporting charities in the West of Scotland.

Our Meeting Rooms

Host your event here, we have a significant number of rooms to hire either individually or as a collective.

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Grant stories

Find out about the impact support from Merchants House has had on charities throughout Glasgow and beyond

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YOUR GIFT TO THE FUTURE

LEAVING A LEGACY TO THE MERCHANTS HOUSE OF GLASGOW…

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The latest from Merchants House

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October 7, 2026

A winning performance: Frances McMenamin KC at Bloody Scotland

While the Merchants House was welcoming visitors for Glasgow Doors Open Days, our Vice Dean of Guild, Frances McMenamin KC, was putting her legal expertise to work on a different…
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October 2, 2026

Celebrating Ireland and Scotland’s Connections: A Presidential Visit to the Merchants House

The Merchants House was honoured to welcome Her Excellency Catherine Connolly, President of Ireland, on Friday 18 September 2026, as part of her first official visit to Scotland. Lord Dean…
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September 8, 2026

Exploring the Merchants of Glasgow’s Necropolis

By Nancy Braid, Events Manager A successful event at Glasgow Necropolis recently saw Merchants House members, family and friends enjoying the sunshine and the quietly steady pace of a guided…
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Our Impact

£2.8M

Awarded in Grant support

£150K

Awarded to tackle Rough Sleeping in Glasgow

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Charities have received support in the last 5 years

The Merchants House of Glasgow was already a long established Institution, when in 1605 it first received a written Constitution. This was the Letter of Guildry which still forms the basic constitution of the Merchants House, as of the Trades House of Glasgow and the former Dean of Guild Court in Glasgow, prior to the latter’s abolition by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

Under this Constitution, subject to such alterations as were made by regulations passed from time to time, the House continued to be governed until the passing of the Burgh Reform Act in 1833. Subsequently, resolutions have been passed with a view to confirming its Regulations to the circumstances of the day.