Glasgow, 100 Seaward Street, Pumping Station
Pumping Station (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 100 Seaward Street, Pumping Station
Classification Pumping Station (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Milnpark Street
Canmore ID 160440
Site Number NS56SE 366
NGR NS 57501 64393
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/160440
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Kinning Park Pumping Station, 100 Seaward Street, 1909, D & A Home Morton, civil engineers
Tall terracotta brick pumphouse with round-headed windows, semicircular above. White-glazed brick inside, ridge ventilators.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NS56SE 366 57501 64393
Kinning Park Sewage Pumping Station built 1909-10 for Glasgow Corporation. D and A Home Morton were the engineers. Associated with the Shieldhall Sewage Works (). Opened April 1910. High single storey, one bay by five bay terracotta brick building. First floor level it is lit by semi-circular lights and by round headed windows at ground level. There were also roof lights. Hume notes that it orignally housed steam pumping engines and there was an adjacent two bay boiler house. The pumps were electrically operated at the time of Hume's visit. The pump lift was about 45 imperial feet.
J R Hume, 1974.
NS56SE 366 57501 64393
Kinning Park Sewage Pumping Station built 1909-10 for Glasgow Corporation. D and A Home Morton were the engineers. Associated with the Shieldhall Sewage Works (). Opened April 1910. High single storey, one bay by five bay terracotta brick building. First floor level it is lit by semi-circular lights and by round headed windows at ground level. There were also roof lights. Hume notes that it orignally housed steam pumping engines and there was an adjacent two bay boiler house. The pumps were electrically operated at the time of Hume's visit. The pump lift was about 45 imperial feet.
J R Hume, 1974.
