Springburn Public Halls

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Springburn Public Halls
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The building in 2010
LocationMillarbank Street, Glasgow
Coordinates 55°52′49″N4°14′06″W / 55.8803°N 4.2350°W / 55.8803; -4.2350
Built1902
ArchitectWilliam B. Whitie
Architectural style(s) Italian Renaissance style
Listed Building – Category B
Official name46 Keppochill Road, 1, 11 Millarbank Street Sports Centre, Formerly Springburn Public Halls
Designated16 March 1993
Reference no.LB33877
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Shown in Glasgow

Springburn Public Halls was a public events venue on Millarbank Street in Springburn, part of Glasgow, Scotland. The building, which was derelict for three decades before being demolished in 2012, was a Category B listed building. [1]

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History

Following significant population growth in the area, largely associated with the locomotive manufacturing industry, James Reid of Neilson, Reid & Co. decided to donate £12,000 to fund the building of a local events venue for the Springburn area. [2] As part of this arrangement Glasgow Corporation committed to fund the Springburn Winter Gardens. [3] The site that Reid selected, in Millarbank Street, was open ground adjacent to the Cowlairs Somerville Church. [4] [5] The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Samuel Chisholm, in 1899. It was designed by William B. Whitie in the Italian Renaissance style, built in red ashlar stone and was officially opened on 16 May 1902. [6]

The design involved a main frontage of five bays facing onto Millarbank Street. The left-hand section of five bays was symmetrical and featured, in the central bay, two doorways with fanlights and keystones on the ground floor, and a tall round headed window, flanked by Corinthian order pilasters supporting a cornice, a frieze and a segmental open pediment, on the first floor. The bays on either side of the central bay contained windows with keystones on the ground floor, and niches with statues of Greek goddesses on the first floor. The outer bays of the left-hand section contained doorways with curved pediments on the ground floor and were blind on the first floor. The right-hand section of two bays contained, on the left, a doorway with a keystone flanked by a pair of windows, and four windows on the first floor, all surmounted by a pyramid-shaped roof. The far right-hand bay contained a three-stage tower, which was blind in all stages and surmounted by a dome. [7] Internally the principal room was the main assembly hall which was 77 feet (23 m) long and 40 feet (12 m) wide. [8]

The building served as an events venue, for activities such as dancing, until it closed in 1960. [9] It was then converted for use as a sports centre until it was shut down, because of dry rot, in 1985. The building was subsequently badly maintained and became dilapidated: it was demolished, because of public safety concerns, in December 2012. [10] [11] [12] The statues, which had been sculpted by James M. Sherriff, were recovered before the demolition and placed in storage. [13] North Glasgow Homes and Chameleon subsequently redeveloped the site for residential use with a new block of 49 flats. [14] [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Glasgow, 46 Keppochhill Road, Springburn Public Halls (246378)". Canmore . Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Wilson, S. David (2024). The Celestial Railroad: A Steam Age Saga of Artisanship and Aspiration. p. 54.
  4. ↑ "Ordnance Survey Six-inch 1st edition, 1843–1882" . Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Cowlairs Somerville Church of Scotland, Cowlairs, Springburn, Glasgow". Places of Worship in Scotland. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ↑ Glendinning, Miles (2019). History of Scottish Architecture. Edinburgh University Press. p. 601. ISBN   978-1474468503.
  7. ↑ "Springburn Public Halls". Urban Glasgow. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "1899: Designs for Springburn Hall". Archiseek. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "It's hall gone... but we still have our memories". Glasgow World. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "It's the end as historic halls are demolished". Glasgow Times. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Save facade of Springburn Public Halls from imminent demolition". The Herald. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Christmas Grinch steals Springburn Public Halls". Urban Realm. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Springburn Public Halls, Glasgow". Glasgow Sculpture. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Springburn lays public halls ghost to rest with new housing". Urban Realm. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Cruden wins deal to redevelop former Springburn public halls". Scottish Construction Now. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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