Glasgow, 6-14 Possil Road, Tower Buildings
Warehouse (19th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 6-14 Possil Road, Tower Buildings
Classification Warehouse (19th Century)
Canmore ID 172690
Site Number NS56NE 2366
NGR NS 58628 66896
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/172690
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Tower Buildings, 2-14 Possil Road and Farnell Street, 1875
At the foot of a steep hill, once known as Garscube Cross, Renaissance three-storey warehouse above shops, for ironfounder James Allen of Elmbank Foundry on the canal. Corner emphasised by conical roof. In the 1930s the top floor became the Tower Ballroom.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
