In one day, the coronavirus lockdown changed the landscape of Glasgow's Buchanan Street.In one day, the coronavirus lockdown changed the landscape of Glasgow's Buchanan Street.
In one day, the coronavirus lockdown changed the landscape of Glasgow's Buchanan Street.

17 eerie photos of Glasgow from first Covid lockdown in March 2020

It has been two years since the UK entered lockdown due to the spread of Covid-19.
By Rosalind Erskine
Published 23rd Mar 2022, 10:34 BST

On 23 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that people should only leave their homes to pick up essential supplies, to exercise at most once a day, to seek medical treatment or to go to travel to work if they are in keyworker roles. Here we take a look back at the empty Glasgow streets at this time, two years on.

A sign above Glasgow's M8 read 'Avoid travel where possible'.

1. Lockdown anniversary

A sign above Glasgow's M8 read 'Avoid travel where possible'. Photo: John Devlin

The M8 was empty of traffic.

2. Lockdown anniversary

The M8 was empty of traffic. Photo: John Devlin

Donald Dewar watches over the near-empty Buchanan Street.

3. Lockdown anniversary

Donald Dewar watches over the near-empty Buchanan Street. Photo: John Devlin

Glasgow looked very different from the city which hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

4. Lockdown anniversary

Glasgow looked very different from the city which hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Photo: John Devlin

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