Four Winds Building
The Four Winds Building is a former pumping station in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The pumping station was built in connection with the establishment of the Govan Graving Dock and the Queen's Dock . Its construction to a design by the Scottish architect John James Burnet began in 1894. The client was the Clyde Navigation Trust , whose engineer James Deas accompanied the work. The plant started operations in October 1895. The pumping station provided a hydraulic pressure of around 52 bar to operate the pumps, elevators and cranes at the dock facilities. Its plunger had a diameter of 51 cm with a stroke of 6.1 m.
The striking chimney on the south side was shortened in 1927 from a height of 52.6 m to 16.8 m. Around 2005, office space was set up in the interior of the building, which has since become obsolete.
description
The pumping station is on the left bank of the Clyde around 500 m upstream from the Govan Graving Docks. Stylistically it shows features of the neo-Romanesque architecture as well as the Italianate style . The one-story brick building along the eastern flank is seven axes wide. A dazzling arcade runs above the windows . A two-story, simpler building runs parallel to the east flank. A tower rises up from the northeast edge, reminiscent of a campanile . Pilasters adorn its tall arched windows . The tower closes with a cantilevered pseudo-reinforcement with machicolations . The octagonal fireplace rises up on the south side .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on scottisharchitects.org.uk
- ↑ a b Entry on Four Winds Building in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Web links
- Entry on Four Winds Building in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 24.8 " N , 4 ° 17 ′ 15.5" W.