Govan Town Hall

 Govan Town Hall was built in 1898,it was designed by Thomson and Sandilands in a Beaux Arts style.

The building is B listed and rather grand looking the architects seem to have had a field day with so many ornamentations.

The design involves a symmetrical frontage with thirteen bays along Govan Road, the central section of three bays features an arch doorway on the ground floor.

There are three windows behind a tetrastyle row of Ionic columns on the first floor, above this is a large pediment containing a carved tympanum.

At roof level there is a large dome with a colonnaded cupola on top.

The building has plethora of features including fluted columns and wheel windows.

Glasgow annexed Govan in 1912 [against the will of "Govanites" ]

The building was used by Glasgow District Corporation but gradually fell into a state of disrepair, the interior of the building was completely destroyed when it was refurbished in 1973.

In the early 2000s Gillian Berrie a Scottish film producer raised funds to convert the building into a film production facility going by the name of Film City Glasgow.

 

Tradeston Bridge, known to Glaswegians as the squiggly bridge, was opened in 2009 and crosses the River Clyde. The bridge was designed for pedestrians and cyclists only.

 

 

Jackson's Pub

 

 The Drinkmonger 95-101 Cambridge Street

 

 

 

Caledonia Road Church

 

Caledonia Road Church

Caledonia Road church was completed in 1857. Alexander Thomson was the main architect.

 In 1963 the church use of Caledonian Road Church ended and the city of Glasgow took over the building. In October 1965, the church burned down and was subsequently partially demolished. Although some work has been done to the structure of the building, the risk to the ruin is considered high. Unfortunately, all plans to restore and to find it an alternative use, have all faded away. Sadly, the building sits forlornly on its own, crumbling away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone Exchange

 Telephone Exchange 243 Centre Street ,dating from the 1930s architect not known.

Built with red brick and blond sandstone the building is in the style of  neo-Baroque ,probably its best feature is the two bullseye windows with decorated swag.

The building is in a poor state, Historic Scotland have given it B listed status.