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St Andrew's Works, 197-243 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8446 / 55°50'40"N

Longitude: -4.2597 / 4°15'34"W

OS Eastings: 258611

OS Northings: 663573

OS Grid: NS586635

Mapcode National: GBR 0KS.LM

Mapcode Global: WH3P8.JCT9

Plus Code: 9C7QRPVR+R4

Entry Name: St Andrew's Works, 197-243 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow

Listing Name: 197-243 (Odd Nos) Pollokshaws Road, St Andrews Power Station

Listing Date: 17 June 1986

Last Amended: 4 September 2003

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 377275

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33529

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200377275

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Southside Central

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

Tagged with: Power station Printery

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Description

A Myles, 1899-1900 for Glasgow Corporation Electricity

Department. Tall 1-storey pressed brick block with 15 large

recessed arched bays, 8 blocked. Original windows have a

42-pane pattern. Terracotta plaques between windows. Stone

cornice and brick parapet over end and central bays with urns

and central pediment.

Roof: northern part is original with slates, skylights and 5 ventilators. Southern part is modern except end which is

slate with louvred ridge ventilator. Steel framed interior.

2-storey 7-bay office, ashlar with incised detail. Wide

central entrance, modernised, flanked by symmetrical door and

2-window groupings, (1 door now a window). Consoled cornice

with block pediment at centre over ground floor. Sash and

case windows. Curvilinear pediment and urn finial.

S wing: 2-storey 18-bay side elevation red brick with blue

bands. Arched windows, most with 18 panes. Stone front with

large arched door and foliated carving in spandrels.

Jacobean style window, with 2 mullions and transom. Gable

with urn finial. Lower boiler house at rear.

Statement of Interest

1 of the 2 large electricity generating stations of circa

1900. Part converted in 1937 to a printing works.

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