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Latitude: 55.889 / 55°53'20"N
Longitude: -4.227 / 4°13'37"W
OS Eastings: 260814
OS Northings: 668449
OS Grid: NS608684
Mapcode National: GBR 0S8.6P
Mapcode Global: WH4Q7.17DR
Plus Code: 9C7QVQQF+J5
Entry Name: Springburn Park, Glasgow
Listing Name: Springburn Park, Winter Gardens
Listing Date: 22 March 1985
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 376906
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33298
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200376906
Location: Glasgow
County: Glasgow
Town: Glasgow
Electoral Ward: Springburn/Robroyston
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
Tagged with: Winter garden
Simpson and Farmer, hothouse builders, with William
Baird of Temple ironworks, 1899-1900. Substantial
(approx 180' long) glasshouse. Tall red brick walls
(approx 12') punctuated by round arched windows. 7 arch-
framed lattice girders span the main block and support
the extensive glass roof, latter boldly curved at angles
and made up of wide overlapping layers of glass; low
clerestory straddles ridge with crowning brattishing in
thistle design. Internally gallery to all sides reached
by cast-iron stairs and with decorative cast-iron
balustrades.
$10,000 was contributed by the Reid family of the Hyde
Park Locomotive works for the construction of the Winter
Gardens. Building now derelict (1989).
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