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Glasgow, Govan Road, Fairfield Ship Yard And Engine Works, Old Engine Works

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Engine Works (19th Century), Shipyard (19th Century)

Site Name Glasgow, Govan Road, Fairfield Ship Yard And Engine Works, Old Engine Works

Classification Engine Works (19th Century), Shipyard (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Bae Systems; Upper Clyde Shipbuilding Yard; Kvaerner Govan Shipyard

Canmore ID 270303

Site Number NS56NW 36.04

NGR NS 54749 65966

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270303

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Interior. View from S along W bay of former engine works.
Interior. View from S along W bay of former engine works.Interior. View from S along W bay of former engine works.General view from SE of S (left) and E (right) sides of former engine works.General view from SE of S (left) and E (right) sides of former engine works.Oblique aerial view of the Fairfield shipyard, taken from the SSW.Interior. View from SSE within former engine works, showing cast-iron frame and wooden king-post roof trusses.Oblique view from SSE along S facade of former engine works.Interior. View from S along W bay of former engine works.General oblique aerial view of the River Clyde centred on Meadowside Quay, looking to the NW.Detail of painted brick S facade of former engine works.Oblique view from WSW along S side of former engine works.Detail of painted brick S facade of former engine works.Oblique view from WSW along S side of former engine works.Detail of painted brick S facade of former engine works.Oblique view from SSE along S facade of former engine works.Oblique view from SSE along S facade of former engine works.General view from SE of S (left) and E (right) sides of former engine works.Oblique view from WSW along S side of former engine works.

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

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Fairfield General Offices, 1030-1048 Govan Road, 1889, Honeyman & Keppie

Long classical red sandstone office block; wide projecting central entrance bay with 'Modern French' detail. Pilastered first-floor windows to open-plan drawing offices. Doric columned tower at west, brick rear. Built for Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., the pedimented doorway supports mermaids in an arched panel. Flanking, on trireme podia, shipwright and mariner sculptures. Cornice above entrance supports balustraded balcony, in a Corinthian columned, pedimented temple, with large stained-glass windows. Mosaic-floored vestibule, ornate wrought-iron stair balustrade. Carved wooden fireplace and portrait of Sir William Pearce in panelled boardroom. [Small column 109]

Fairfield Engine Works, 1048 Govan Road, c.1868, Angus Kennedy

Giant classical brick façade, with twin pilasters and blocked arches, to Elder Street, fronting 91m (300ft) square, four-bay workshop. The two western erecting shop bays, 1906 and 1916, Sir William Arrol, were built to match the demolished boiler shop, 1889, Andrew Myles, further to the east. Cast-iron internal frame and double mezzanine galleries on box girders, part removed 1938, and travelling crane over. Glazed ridge on slate roof carried on king posts.

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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