Pollokshaws Burgh Hall
The Pollokshaws Burgh Hall is a community hall in the district Pollokshaws the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1998.
history
John Stirling-Maxwell donated the lands to the then independent Burgh Pollokshaws. The purpose was to set up a community hall. The building was built between 1895 and 1897 to a design by Scottish architect Robert Rowand Anderson . The total cost was believed to be around £ 20,000. Until the merger of Pollokshaws with the city of Glasgow, Stirling-Maxwell was responsible for the maintenance costs. In the late 1990s, the community hall was closed. In 2000 the Pollokshaws Burgh Hall Trust was founded , through which the building is repaired and operated.
description
The building stands on the eastern edge of the Pollok House estate , which Stirling-Maxwell lived in, in Pollokshaws south of Glasgow. It is designed in the style of Scottish Neo-Renaissance and takes up motifs from Glasgow College, which had recently been abandoned . The building has an L-shaped floor plan. Its masonry is embossed with polished details. The gables partly crown the windows. The final gables are designed as a stepped gable . A striking tower rises up on the north side. It closes with a curved hood. The roofs are covered with slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on scottisharchitects.org.uk
- ↑ Information from the Pollokshaws Burgh Hall Trust
Web links
- Pollokshaws Burgh Hall online presence
- Entry on Pollokshaw's Burgh Hall in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 49 ′ 31.5 ″ N , 4 ° 17 ′ 54.1 ″ W.