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Glasgow, 55 Cranston Street, Anderston Court House
Court House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, 55 Cranston Street, Anderston Court House
Classification Court House (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Western District Police Office; Western Police Building
Canmore ID 163340
Site Number NS56NE 1321
NGR NS 5760 6546
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/163340
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NMRS REFERENCE:
ARCHITECT: John Carrick, 1859.
Glasgow, 55 Cranston Street, Western Police Building which was a Category C Listed building was demolished between 1965 and 1974.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Desk Based Assessment (July 2007)
NS 5770 6551: AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by Mast Architects on behalf of their client to undertake an archaeological desk-based assessment in advance of a proposed residential development at Anderston, Glasgow.
Cartographic and bibliographic sources indicate the proposed development area has been the site of substantial activity in the past and numerous phases of urban development. The proposed development area is located either side of Argyle Street which has functioned as a key route out of Glasgow since the medieval period and was the focal point for early settlement in this area. The area around Argyle Street thus has the potential to preserve evidence relating to early settlement of the Anderston area. The proposed development area is also known to have been the site of five, now demolished, post-medieval churches as well as two schools, a library, a shoeing forge and paper staining works. The proposed development area also featured a number of streets containing residential properties including Argyle Street, Dandy Row, William Street, Hill Street and Richard Street which have since been removed.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Mast Architects
Lynne Fouracre - AOC Archaeology Group
