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Newton Mearns, Broom, 71 Ayr Road, Broom Lodge
Coach House (Period Unassigned), Gate Lodge (Period Unassigned), Stable (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Newton Mearns, Broom, 71 Ayr Road, Broom Lodge
Classification Coach House (Period Unassigned), Gate Lodge (Period Unassigned), Stable (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Sandringham Avenue
Canmore ID 203865
Site Number NS55NE 36.01
NGR NS 55025 56908
NGR Description Centred on NS 55025 56908
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/203865
- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Mearns
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Eastwood
- Former County Renfrewshire
Belmont House School, Sandringham Avenue, early 19th century
Former Broom Mansion House. Two-storey classical mansion, symmetrical main block with central entrance. Similar extension and mid-Victorian ironwork porch to left, leading to modern extension. Coach House and Stable Block, 71 Ayr Road, c.1850. Courtyard block, once entered from the main drive, past gatepiers and wrought-iron gates from the main road, leading to the Broom Mansion. Massive coach doors, between pilasters supporting a pediment. Originally wooden stalls and cast-iron columns in stables, now all refurbished and converted to terraced houses.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
