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The Glasgow Harbour Tunnel Rotundas are two iconic red brick stone buildings which flank the River Clyde in the Finnieston area of Glasgow. The North Rotunda is located on Tunnel Street with the South Rotunda at Plantation Place.

Rockvilla is an area in the north of Glasgow.

History
The first documented use of the name Rockvilla was in an 1860 Ordnance Survey map, and it is likely that the name derives from the extensive quarrying industry that once existed in this area of Glasgow surrounding the canals.

Several local buildings and establishments have borne the name Rockvilla. Rockvilla School on Dawson Road was designed by John Honeyman and built between 1874 and 1877. It was demolished in 1996.

Rockvilla Church designed by Malcolm Stark in 1889, still stands today on Saracen Street with its new name, Possilpark Parish Church.

The wider area is referred to as Rockvilla Basin.

Current use
The North Rotunda is currently in use as a restaurant whilst the South sits derelict waiting for a new permanent venture to take over the iconic building as part of the Pacific Quay redevelopment.

The two Rotundas are category B listed buildings, with the South Rotunda identified as being “at risk”.