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Glasgow, 55-59 Kilbirnie Street, Refuse Disposal Works

Works (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Glasgow, 55-59 Kilbirnie Street, Refuse Disposal Works

Classification Works (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 173289

Site Number NS56SE 1211

NGR NS 5830 6380

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

NS56SE 1211 5830 6380.

'Refuse disposal works, 55 Kilbirnie St, built from 1882 for Glasgow Corporation Cleansing Depaertment , A.W. Wheatlry, engineer. The first stage cost £25000. A large group of red and white buildings , the most spectacular of which is a two storey stable, , muster hall and store block, 16 bays wide , orignally with 68 stalls, with a Greek key pattern sting course, built 1898-9 (£7500). The main descructore building has 3 wide bays, one of which spans two railway sidings. The complex is dominated by a very tall brick chimney. A pleasing feature ofthe entrance is a neat octagonal weighbridge house'.

J R Hume, 1974

The refuse works is largely gone and only the two storey muster hall, store and stable block survives. The 'key pattern' string course is obscured as the building has been painted and is now in use by a service industry.

Information from RCAHMS (MMD), 9 November 2006

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