View from E showing NNE and ESE fronts of office block

Description View from E showing NNE and ESE fronts of office block

Date 4/1/1971

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

Catalogue Number SC 772545

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content North British Diesel Engine Works, No 739 South Street, Glasgow This shows the administrative and drawing offices of the works from the north-east. The works was set well back from this frontage, close to a deep-water wharf on the river, at which hulls could be moored while their engines were installed. This works lost the licence to build Burmeister & Wain engines to Harland & Wolff before it went into production. It later made Doxford & Sulzer diesel engines, the latter until 1978. After that the windows were covered with steel panels, and the works was used for overhauling naval missile systems. This works was built in the 19th century to construct marine diesel engines to Burmeister & Wain's patents. It was designed by Karl Bernardt, the executive architect being J Galt, and has an unusual hinged steel frame. It was originally largely glazed. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/71/1/42

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