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Glasgow, 127, Allander Street, Possilpark Library

Library (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Glasgow, 127, Allander Street, Possilpark Library

Classification Library (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Saracen Street

Canmore ID 172736

Site Number NS56NE 2379

NGR NS 59058 67740

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/172736

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Front elevation of Possilpark Public Library, Glasgow
Front elevation of Possilpark Public Library, GlasgowView of Possilpark Library, Glasgow.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Glasgow, City Of
  • Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District City Of Glasgow
  • Former County Lanarkshire

Recording Your Heritage Online

Possilpark Library, 17 Allander Street, 1911, George Simpson

Baroque features, single-storey, top-lit. Internal features remain, including Glasgow School of Art student classical figure paintings: Art, Helen Johnston; Astronomy, Alma Assefey; Commerce, Robertson Weir; Geography, Archibald McGlashen; Poetry, Tom Gentleman; Science, Josephine Cameron.

Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

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