Glasgow, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow Museum Of Transport (Old)
Boiler House (Period Unassigned), Museum (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow Museum Of Transport (Old)
Classification Boiler House (Period Unassigned), Museum (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Boiler House; Tramway Theatre; Coplawhill Tram Works And Depot
Canmore ID 157923
Site Number NS56SE 306
NGR NS 58106 63108
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/157923
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Tramway Theatre, 25 Albert Drive, 522 Pollokshaws Road, 1894, W Clark, engineer
Built as Coplawhill Tram Works and Depot. Red ashlar front, round-arched brick tram doorways. Workshops added, 1899; converted to Museum, 1964, and to Theatre and Exhibition space, 1980s; refurbished 1998, Zoo Architects.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NS56SE 306 58106 63108
Orginal boiler house for tramway depot, for tramway depot see NS56SE 298
Photographic Record (26 July 2006)
The 5 end bays facing onto Pollokshaws Road at NS58196 63127 which was part of the original horse tram depot (as depicted on the Ordnance Survey, 25-inch map, epoch 2, 79ns5863 (1899)) suffered partial collapse in July 2006 and became unsafe. The remains of these bays were subsequently demolished late July 2006.
