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Latitude: 55.873 / 55°52'22"N
Longitude: -4.3444 / 4°20'39"W
OS Eastings: 253415
OS Northings: 666915
OS Grid: NS534669
Mapcode National: GBR 00G.FF
Mapcode Global: WH3P1.7NH0
Plus Code: 9C7QVMF4+66
Entry Name: North British Diesel Engine Works, 739 South Street, Glasgow
Listing Name: 739 South Street, North British Engine Works
Listing Date: 22 August 1984
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 374159
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32280
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200374159
Location: Glasgow
County: Glasgow
Town: Glasgow
Electoral Ward: Victoria Park
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
Tagged with: Crane
J Galt architect, 1913-14. Steel framed, brick and
glass building modelled on Peter Behren's A E G
Turbine Factory in Berlin (1909). Tall, 13-bay main
shop frontage onto river. Flattened mansard roof to
main section with substantial flat-roofed range on E
elevation. Gable-ends glazed (with entrance at ground)
upper windows divided from lower by broad brick band,
gable head, with lunettes, overhangs lower elevation.
Large arched entrance in W end of flat-roofed section.
Areas between steel frames glazed.
INTERIOR: large central aisle with gallery at E. Steel
frame pivoted at base and at gallery level at E to
allow for movement in this structure. Supporting
light-weight lattic roof trusses in mansard form and
glazed roof formerly with sliding roof panels. Fish
bellied travelling cranes. Various large machine tools
including a planer. Painted mustard yellow 1984.
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