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Bearsden, 58 Milngavie Road, Electricity Sub Station
Electricity Sub Station (Modern), Public Hall (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Bearsden, 58 Milngavie Road, Electricity Sub Station
Classification Electricity Sub Station (Modern), Public Hall (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Public Hall; Bearsden, Tramway Substation; Milngavie Tramway; Kessington Road; Kessington Hall
Canmore ID 243042
Site Number NS57SE 120
NGR NS 55024 71463
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/243042
- Council East Dunbartonshire
- Parish New Kilpatrick (Bearsden And Milngavie)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Bearsden And Milngavie
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS57SE 120 5503 7147
(Location cited as NS 551 715). Tramway Substation, built 1924. A 1-storey and basement, 3-by-7-bay, red-sandstone rubble building, with turrets on 3 of the 4 corners. Originally housed two 500kw rotary converters to supply the Milngavie tram route, now a public hall.
J R Hume 1976.
