Newton Mearns, Langrig Road, British Legion Hall
Decontamination Building (20th Century), Hall (20th Century), Mosque (21st Century)
Site Name Newton Mearns, Langrig Road, British Legion Hall
Classification Decontamination Building (20th Century), Hall (20th Century), Mosque (21st Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ford Road; East Ren Centre Mosque
Canmore ID 206092
Site Number NS55NW 112
NGR NS 5354 5540
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/206092
- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Mearns
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Eastwood
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS55NW 112 5354 5540
The British Legion Hall situated at the crossroads of Langrig Road, Raeside Avenue and Ford Road was used as a gas decontamination centre and air-raid precaution post (ARP) during World War II. The original part of the building is oblong and flat-roofed to which an extension was added in 1964 to house a bar and lounge. The building has been used by the British Legion since the early 1950s.
Information from Defence of Britain Project form, V E Dean, 1997
