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Photographs of buildings in Pollokshields

 in the South Side of Glasgow

The architecture in Pollokshields
 is predominantly a mixture of Victorian tenements
 and large detached and semi-detached properties
 dating back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries

Haggs Castle, Burgh Hall, McCormick House,
Tramway Arts Centre,
West United Free Church, Titwood Parish Church,
 Church of St.Albert the Great,
 St. Ninian's Church, Sikh Gurdwara
Scotland Street School, Hutcheson's Grammar School

Haggs Castle

Haggs Castle

- a 16th century tower house

built in 1585 by Sir John Maxwell of Pollok
Restored in the 19th century. 
Presently occupied as a private residence.


 

Pollockshields Burgh Hall

Pollokshields Burgh Hall
 at the edge of Maxwell Park
 - an "A" listed building


 Pollokshields Burgh Hall was constructed
 in 17th-century 
Scottish Baronial style
 and opened in 1890
by 
Sir John Stirling Maxwell
 as a Masonic Meeting Place
 for the independent 
burgh of Pollokshields

 

West United Free Church

West United Free Church

built in 1878

Now Nithsdale Lodge

used by Rowandale Nursing Home





Pollokshields Church of Scotland / Titwood Parish Church

Pollokshields Church of Scotland

/ Titwood Parish Church

Built as Pollokshields Established Church
 
in 1877–1878
.
 The architecture is mixed Gothic
 with an early English tower
,
is famed for its stained glass window




Scotland Street School

Scotland Street School

A museum of school education
 in a former school designed by 
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
 between 1903 and 1906.

 The building is one of Glasgow's architectural attractions




Scotland Street School

Scotland Street School




John Maxwell School in Pollokshaws

The Church of St Albert the Great

 Originally 
built as United Presbyterian Stockwell Free Church .
 The Italian Renaissance design by 
John B. Wilson in 1887 
St Albert's original title was Albert Road Church,
named after Queen Victoria's consort, 
Prince Albert,
 rather than the German saint of the same name
 who is the current patron.
 The 
Archdiocese of Glasgow acquired the church in 1965
and it was brought back into use as a church in 1967.

 The cream sandstone facade has an octagonal vestibule
 and a tall bell tower.





McCormick House in Darnley Street - Print works built 1902 in the Art Nouveau style - statue of Minerva and the lead griffin rainwater collector

McCormick House in Darnley Street

Print works built 1902
 in the Art Nouveau style.
With lead griffin rainwater collector.




McCormick House in Darnley Street - Print works built 1902 in the Art Nouveau style - statue of Minerva and the lead griffin rainwater collector

McCormick House in Darnley Street

Print works built 1902
 in the Art Nouveau style.
With statue of Minerva.






The former Coplawhill Glasgow Corporation Tramways depot

Tramway Arts Centre

 - former Coplawhill 
Glasgow Corporation Tramways depot.

The original 
horse tram depot was constructed in 1894,
further workshops were added between 1899 and 1912.
 It was converted for use
as the 
Glasgow Museum of Transport in 1964,
 until the museum relocated to
the Kelvin Hall in 1987.
It was first used as a performance venue in 1988.
 
In 1990, it was a prominent venue
 as part of the 
European City of Culture celebrations.

 It is a 
category "B" listed building



St Ninian's church on the corner of Albert Drive and Pollokshaws road

St. Ninian's Scottish Episcopalian Church

 on the corner of Albert Drive and Pollokshaws road

An early French Gothic style,

category "B" listed Church built in 1873






Pollokshaws as it used to be

Hutchesons' Grammar School ( "Hutchie" ) in Kingarth Street

 Founded by brothers George and Thomas Hutcheson in 1641
 and opened originally to educate orphans.

The Kingarth Street building,
 by Thomson and Sandilands,
 opened in 1912.
Recognised as an outstanding building
 - described as a “Renaissance palazzo
with Baroque details and two stair towers”
 became a listed building in 1992




Hutchesons' Grammar School ( "Hutchie" ) in Kingarth Street

Hutchesons' Grammar School ( "Hutchie" )

 in Kingarth Street




Sikh Gurdwara in Albert Drive

Sikh Gurdwara in Albert Drive

 - opened in 2013

A Gurdwara  ( " The Gateway to the Guru " )
is a place of worship for Sikhs,
 the followers of Sikhism,
and also a place where all people,
regardless of race, caste, sex or religion,
 are welcome.


Sikh Gurdwara in Albert Drive

Sikh Gurdwara in Albert Drive


McCormick House in Darnley Street - Print works built 1902 in the Art Nouveau style - statue of Minerva and the lead griffin rainwater collector

Sherbrooke Mosspark Church

The church hall was completed in 1894
and the church itself in 1900,
as Sherbrooke 
United Free Church.
 In 1929 the United Free Church united
 with the Church of Scotland.


McCormick House in Darnley Street - Print works built 1902 in the Art Nouveau style - statue of Minerva and the lead griffin rainwater collector

Sherbrooke Castle Hotel

A Victorian baronial villa built in 1896.
 An iconic building and a landmark
 in Pollokshields




Beneffrey Hall in Pollokshields

Beneffrey Hall

one of the largest villas

in Pollokshields

A category "A" listed building





Map of Pollokshields

Map of Pollokshields



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