RDR wrote:Going off at a slight tangent, and apologies to the mods if this has been looked into before, but has anyone researched old Glasgow Fire Stations, and what they became? For instance;
South Station (centre street) - Converted to flats - replaced by new station at Polmadie
Queens Park (Alison Street) - Converted to flats - combined with South in new station at Polmadie
HQ (Ingram Street) - Restaurant - replaced by the complex at Cowcaddens which includes the workshops and training school.
Govan (Orkney Street) - Flats along with the old Orkney Street Police Station it was connected to - replaced very nearby by Station on Govan Road.
I'm not as familiar with the North and West of the city, but both Maryhill and Yorkhill are relatively new stations and must have replaced far older ones
A lot of the old stations seemed to be built to very similar designs, Ingram Street and Alison Street being almost identical so I wonder if the then Glasgow Corperation used the same arthitects?
Another feature is that the doors to the engine rooms were so narrow, I doubt that modern fire appliances would fit in and even the old ones had a very tight squeeze. You wonder if the station were built to fit the tenement space rather than the actual space required.
All the old stations had living accomodation above for families as firemen in those days had 'tied' houses and had to live above the 'job'. Modern stations don't have that restriction.
Finally, the Lothian Bigrade have a museum in Lauriston Place that they maintain, is there a Strathclyde equivalent?
Was Parkhead the longest lasting survivor before any of the recent new builds.?
Other than I work with someone who lives in Plean Street!
