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April-May, 1960
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The House Flag Flies in Europe
"Ask the Canadian Pacific about Canada" is the invitation
displayed by the Canadian Pacific office in Belfast, Northern Ireland's busy capital.
Travellers in Europe from other parts of the world have the services of 21
Canadian Pacific offices available to help them with their travel problems. Each office handles air, rail, and
steamship traffic and thus can provide a comprehensive service.
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The Canadian Pacific house flag has been a familiar sight in Glasgow
and on the Clyde for nearly half a century. Many of our steamships were built in Clyde shipyards. The Company's
Glasgow office, on St. Vincent Street, is seen above.
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Apart from offices in principal cities in the United Kingdom, Canadian Pacific is directly represented in France,
Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.
The hub of this European network is the Company's building in Trafalgar Square, in the heart of London, one of the
most famous sites in the world, where Canadian Pacific's European head office is to be found across the road from
Canada House and from Nelson's Column.
Passengers arriving in Europe by the white Empress liners disembark either at Greenock on the Clyde or at Liverpool.
Greenock is a seaward extension of the great port of Glasgow, farther up the river, where Canadian Pacific's Scottish
headquarters is situated in St. Vincent Street.
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The building pictured above as seen from Nelson's Column ( foreground
) and below at closer range, lies across the road from such time-honored landmarks as the National
Gallery, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and Canada House.
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Scotland, and especially the Clyde, has long traditional associations with Canadian Pacific. The Company's house
flag has been a familiar sight on the Clyde for nearly half a century, flown by Canadian Pacific ships, bound for
Glasgow or calling at Greenock.
Many Canadian Pacific ships, including the Company's flagship, Empress of Britain, and a number of coastal steamers,
were built in Clyde shipyards.
The Company also has a long association with Ireland and the tradition is maintained by the Canadian Pacific office
at 43 Arthur Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The office, with its attractive display window, is located just off
Donegal Square, the hub of Northern Ireland's capital.
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Front window of the London office undoubtedly boasts a larger
"passer by" audience than Company offices anywhere in the world.
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As the Empresses steam up the river Mersey towards Liverpool, one of the first famous landmarks passengers see is the
massive Royal Liver Building ( pronounced to rhyme with diver ); perched on top of each of its tall twin towers are
huge figures of the fabulous Liver bird.
Those arriving by Canadian Pacific's air routes arrive in Amsterdam, Rome, Lisbon, Madrid, or the Azores. There again,
Canadian Pacific offices are to be found where the staff is ready to try and solve the many problems which beset those
travelling about the world, especially those visiting a country for the first time.
List of Offices
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This photo shows the Trafalgar Square building as it appeared on
26 Jun 2000.
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European Head Office: Trafalgar Square, London, W.C.2 England.
Great Britain
Belfast, 43 Arthur St.
Birmingham, 4 Victoria Square.
Bristol, 18 St. Augustine's Parade.
Dundee, 88 Commercial St.
Glasgow, 159 St. Vincent St.
Liverpool, Royal Liver Building, PO Box 21.
London, W.C.2 Trafalgar Square.
London, E.C.3 30-34 Mincing Lane.
Manchester, 43 Cross St.
Southampton, 24 Cumberland Place.
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A famous landmark for ravellers arriving in Britain by the Company's
white "Empress" liners, the Royal Liver Building houses the CP offices in
Liverpool.
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The Continent
Belgium, Antwerp, Place der Meir 42.
Denmark, Copenhagen, Vesterbrogade 6-D.
France, Paris, 24 Blvd. des Capucines.
Germany, Bremen, Am Wall 102.
Germany, Dusseldorf, Immermannstrasse 23.
Holland, Amsterdam, Leidseplein 29.
Holland, Rotterdam 2, Westblaak 10.
Italy, Rome, 1 Via Civitavecchia.
Portugal, Azores, Avenida do Mar, Ponta Delgada.
Portugal, Lisbon, Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo 5-B.
Spain, Madrid, Eificio Espana (Arcade).
Switzerland, Geneva, 1-3 Rue de Chanterpoulet.
This Canadian Pacific Spanner article
is copyright 1960 by the Canadian Pacific Railway and is reprinted here with their
permission. All photographs, logos, and trademarks are the property of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company.
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