Conservatory (Springburn Park)
The Winter Garden in Springburn Park is a winter garden in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1985 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest monument category A.
history
The Reid family was the owner family of the nearby Hyde Park Locomotive Works . The family donated funds to build the Springburn Community Hall . The condition was that the city should pay for a winter garden in Springburn Park . Nevertheless, the family provided £ 10,000 for the construction by Simpson & Farmer between 1899 and 1900. The steel used comes from the Glasgow Temple Ironworks .
Today the building is only preserved as a ruin. In order to forestall a pending demolition permit, the building was placed under monument protection two days before the end of the objection period. In 1990 the structure was placed on the register of endangered buildings in Scotland. Despite an intensive search, no subsequent use has been found for decades. In 2014, the condition of the winter garden was classified as a ruin with a simultaneous critical hazard.
description
The structure is located in the southwest of Springburn Park. Seven steel arches form the supporting structure of the metal construction. They rest on a 3.6 m high brick wall . The rounded edges with formerly overlapping glass elements were added later. Two outgoing flat wings are accessed via a cast iron staircase with a cast iron balustrade . The winter garden is 55 m long. With a built-up area of 842 m 2, it was once the largest winter garden in the United Kingdom .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Entry on buildingsatrisk.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on Canmore Conservatory , Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 53 ′ 20.5 " N , 4 ° 13 ′ 37.1" W.