Springburn Winter Gardens
Springburn Winter Gardens | |
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General information | |
Type | Winter garden |
Architectural style | Victorian |
Address | Springburn Park G21 3AZ |
Town or city | Glasgow |
Country | Scotland |
Construction started | 1899 |
Completed | 1900 |
Closed | 1983 |
Owner | Glasgow City Council |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Simpson & Farmer |
Main contractor | Simpson & Farmer |
Other information | |
Public transit access | Springburn |
Listed Building – Category A | |
Designated | 22 March 1985 |
Reference no. | LB33298 |
The Springburn Winter Gardens is a former large winter garden located at Springburn Park in the Springburn district of the Scottish city of Glasgow, constructed in 1900. The building was damaged in a storm and fell out of use in 1983 but was saved from planned demolition on 22 March 1985, when the Scottish Office included the structure on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, at category A.[1]
History
Springburn Park was opened by Glasgow Corporation in 1892 and laid out to a design by the City Engineer, A. B. McDonald.[2][3]
The local Reid family owned the nearby
Today the building is only preserved as a ruin. To prevent a planned demolition of the building by
Restoration
After local community activists campaigned against the demolition of
Description
The structure is located in the southwest of Springburn Park. Seven steel lattice arches form the supporting structure. They rest on a 3.6m high red
References
- ^ a b "Sprinburn Park, Winter Gardens". historicenvironment. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Alexander Beith McDonald". Scottish Architects. The Bailie. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Springburn Park Heritage Trail". Glasgow City Council. Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland Archived 11 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection, Postcards Collection". The Glasgow Story. The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Bid to save historic winter garden takes shape". Glasgow Times. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Save_facade_of_Springburn_Public_Halls_from_imminent_demolition". The Herald. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Campaign to save decaying Springburn Winter Gardens needs help from an architect". Glasgow Live. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Latest breakthrough in efforts to save Glasgow's historic Winter Gardens". Glasgow Live. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Ambitious £8.1m plans to transform derelict Springburn Winter Gardens". Glasgow Times. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Glasgow's special link to Christchurch: Springburn Winter Gardens and Cuningham House". Glasgow Times. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
External links
- Springburn Winter Gardens Trust Website
- Entry in the Buildings At Risk Register
- Media related to Winter Gardens, Springburn Park at Wikimedia Commons