Botanic Gardens Garage
| Botanic Gardens Garage | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 24 Vinicome St |
| Town or city | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°52′38″N 4°17′24″W / 55.87722°N 4.29000°W |
The Botanic Gardens Garage is a two-story, five-bay Category A-listed building in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on Vinicombe Street, a one-minute-walk from the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It is the oldest surviving purpose-built motor garage in Glasgow.[1] The building is no longer used as a garage, and instead houses restaurants and a gym.
History
[edit]David V. Wyllie was the architect and it was built between 1906 and 1912.[2][3] In the 1920s the proprietor was Alexander Kennedy.[4]
The building has been owned by Arnold Clark since the 1960s.[5] It became vacant in 2006 and the owners initially planned to demolish it.[6] In December 2007 the building was designated a category A listed building.[7] The owners then looked to convert it for residential, retail and other commercial use. The decision was referred to Scottish Government ministers for the final approval.[2] The company withdrew their plans to demolish the building and in 2014 a planning application was granted to convert it into a gym.[8] Work was suspended in December 2016 when a wall collapsed on three workmen.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Save The Botanic Gardens Garage". www.botanicgardensgarage.org. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Ministers to decide on historic Glasgow garage proposal". BBC News. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Botanic Gardens Garage". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Advert". The Glasgow Herald. 30 January 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ McGinty, Stephen (3 August 2007). "Community fights to save its 'historic' car park". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ McCool, Mary (4 December 2015). "Plans to launch 24-hour gym with Byron burger bar in glasgow". STV News. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "New listing for historic garage". BBC News. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ McCool, Mary (5 April 2014). "From motors to muscle: Glasgow's oldest garage to become 24-hour gym". STV News. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Rodger, Hannah (10 December 2016). "Ground surrounding garage deemed 'unstable' months before wall collapse". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- [1] on CANMORE
- Save The Botanic Gardens Garage