View from E showing part of chimney with main block on right and part of stable block on left

Description View from E showing part of chimney with main block on right and part of stable block on left

Date 1970

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 717766

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Kelvinhaugh Refuse Disposal Works, No 83 Gilbert Street, Glasgow This was one of a series of such works built in the 1880s and 90s by Glasgow Corporation Cleansing Department, after the introduction of water-borne sewage disposal had robbed domestic refuse of manurial value, and therefore of saleability. The new works incorporated incinerators. This view shows the works from the north east, with behind the wall in the foreground the ramp for carts delivering refuse to be incinerated in the building to the right. The building to the left was originally the stables and cart-shed housing the vehicles used to collect the refuse to be incinerated. This works was built in 1889-90, and incorporated this stables and dust-cart shed, originally with 50 stalls. It closed in about 1970 to make way for more modern treatment facilities, and has since been demolished. The modern plants have since in turn been superseded by landfill disposal of waste. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/70/2/4

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/717766

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap