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nodrog wrote:More coverage in today's Evening Times:
Protesters claim under threat garage is unique
Despite the AC talk of horses and carts, the original plans specifically call it a garage. There are archive photos of cars in individual lock-up spaces (have a look in Along Great Western Road if you've got a copy).
If you're interested, do please come along to the meeting on Thursday night. John Clark from Arnold Clark should hopefully be there to put their side of the argument.
A familiar face will also be speaking about listed building planning consent requirements.
Oh, and here's a few new pics from inside the place...
Nodrog
(although Historic Scotland's listing site has crashed, as it seems to do every weekend, so maybe best to wait till New Year to check it out!)
An exceptionally early and rare surviving example of a public motor garage, [...] likely to be the earliest surviving example in Scotland. [...] Purpose-built public parking garages which predate the 1920s are extremely rare both nationally and internationally.
mrsam wrote:as a foot note, any word on longterm useage plans (HG office and museum for Fosses Greek Thomson treasures perhaps?)
nodrog wrote:mrsam wrote:as a foot note, any word on longterm useage plans (HG office and museum for Fosses Greek Thomson treasures perhaps?)
There are lots of interesting options for long term usage plans (and several people interested in buying it) - the real problem is that the owners, Arnold Clark, have so far not been prepared to offer the building for sale to let any of them happen...
PS: Coverage it Today's Herald:
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/other/display.var.1927666.0.Historic_garage_threatened_with_demolition_is_given_lifeline_with_upgrade_to_Alist_status.php
Arnold Clark bosses will shortly submit a new planning application which is understood to involve knocking down the back of the A-listed Botanic Gardens Garage in Glasgow.
The firm wants to use specially-commissioned tiles to "rebuild" the building's frontage but won't give details of the proposals until they are submitted to Glasgow City Council.
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