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{{short description|Municipal building in Pollokshaws, Scotland}}
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The '''Pollokshaws Burgh Hall''' is a municipal building at the edge of [[Pollok Country Park]], [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. It is a Category A [[listed building]].<ref name=hes>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB33953|desc=Pollokshaws Road and Bengal Street, Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|cat=A|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>
The '''Pollokshaws Burgh Hall''' is a municipal building at the edge of [[Pollok Country Park]], [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. The burgh hall, which was briefly the headquarters of Pollokshaws Burgh Council, is a Category A [[listed building]].<ref name=hes>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB33953|desc=Pollokshaws Road and Bengal Street, Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|cat=A|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The building was commissioned and endowed for future maintenance by the politician, [[Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet|Sir John Stirling Maxwell]] of [[Pollok House]] as a gift for the people of Pollokshaws.<ref name=door>{{cite web|url=https://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/places/glasgow/pollokshaws-burgh-hall/|title=Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|publisher=Days Open Days|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> The site he selected in Pollokshaws Road had formed part of the Old Pollok Estate, which had been home to the [[Maxwell Macdonald baronets|Maxwell family]] for over 700 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk/Old_Country_Houses/Pollok_House.htm |title=Pollok House: Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry (1878)|publisher=Glasgow West-end addresses and their occupants|accessdate=27 September 2020}}</ref>
The building was commissioned and endowed for future maintenance by the politician, [[Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet|Sir John Stirling Maxwell]] of [[Pollok House]] as a gift for the people of Pollokshaws.<ref name=door>{{cite web|url=https://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/places/glasgow/pollokshaws-burgh-hall/|title=Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|publisher=Doors Open Days|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> The site he selected in Pollokshaws Road had formed part of the Old Pollok Estate, which had been home to the [[Maxwell Macdonald baronets|Maxwell family]] for over 700 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk/Old_Country_Houses/Pollok_House.htm |title=Pollok House: Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry (1878)|publisher=Glasgow West-end addresses and their occupants|accessdate=27 September 2020}}</ref>


The burgh hall was designed by [[Robert Rowand Anderson]] in the [[Renaissance architecture|Scottish Renaissance style]]<ref name=door/> and was officially opened by Maxwell on 7 December 1898.<ref name=trail>{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=32321&p=0|page=6|title=Pollokshaws Heritage Trail|publisher=Glasgow City Council|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with four bays facing Pollokshaws Road; the left bay featured a round-headed doorway on the ground floor with a square tower with [[cupola]] above of a similar style to the then recently-demolished [[University of Glasgow#High Street|Glasgow College]] in the High Street; the right hand three bays contained three windows on the ground floor, a large window on the first floor flanked by two smaller windows and a [[crow-step]]ped [[gable]] above.<ref name=hes/>
The burgh hall was designed by [[Robert Rowand Anderson]] in the [[Renaissance architecture|Scottish Renaissance style]]<ref name=door/> and was officially opened by Maxwell on 7 December 1898.<ref name=trail>{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=32321&p=0|page=6|title=Pollokshaws Heritage Trail|publisher=Glasgow City Council|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with four bays facing Pollokshaws Road; the left bay featured a round-headed doorway on the ground floor with a square tower with [[cupola]] above of a similar style to the then recently-demolished [[University of Glasgow#High Street|Glasgow College]] in the High Street; the right hand three bays contained three windows on the ground floor; there was a large round-headed window on the first floor flanked by two smaller windows and a [[crow-step]]ped [[gable]] above.<ref name=hes/>


The building was used as the headquarters of the independent [[burgh]] of [[Pollokshaws]] until the burgh was annexed by Glasgow Corporation in 1912.<ref name=door/> It was used as a [[British Restaurant]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref name=trail/>
The building was used as the headquarters of the independent [[burgh]] of [[Pollokshaws]] until the burgh was annexed by Glasgow Corporation in 1912.<ref name=door/> A war memorial commemorating local people who had died in the [[World War I|First World War]] was unveiled in front of the burgh hall by the local [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]], [[Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet|Sir John Gilmour]], on 28 October 1922.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/125266|title=Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|publisher=Memorials Online|accessdate=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/54465|title=Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|publisher=Imperial War Museum|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> The hall was used as a [[British Restaurant]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref name=trail/>


After functioning as a community centre for [[Glasgow Corporation]] and then, from 1975, for [[Strathclyde Regional Council]], it was deemed surplus to requirements in the late 1990s and the management of the building was transferred to the Pollokshaws Burgh Hall Trust in October 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pollokshawsburghhall.co.uk/about/|title=About|publisher=Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA00863|title=Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|publisher=The Glasgow Story|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref>
After functioning as a community centre for [[Glasgow Corporation]] and then, from 1975, for [[Strathclyde Regional Council]], it was deemed surplus to requirements in the late 1990s and the management of the building was transferred to the Pollokshaws Burgh Hall Trust in October 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pollokshawsburghhall.co.uk/about/|title=About|publisher=Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA00863|title=Pollokshaws Burgh Hall|publisher=The Glasgow Story|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> A [[Wurlitzer]] organ with three [[Manual (music)|manual]]s, which had originally been installed in the Ritz cinema in [[Stockport]] and then transferred to [[Clydebank Town Hall]] in September 1998, was installed in Pollokshaws Burgh Hall in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinema-organs.org.uk/venues/pollokshaws-burgh-hall-scot/|title=Pollokshaws, Burgh Hall|publisher=The Cinema Organ Society|accessdate=27 September 2020}}</ref> The Scottish entertainer, [[Gordon Cree]], who appeared to have developed a special interest in the Wurlitzer, performed on it at a concert in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0140v5l | title =Nigel Ogden: The Organist Entertains |publisher=BBC| accessdate =8 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Darvel entertainer Gordon Cree to appear as guest at Scottish Cinema Organ Trust| first = Ian| last = Russell| url =https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/local-lifestyle/darvel-entertainer-gordon-cree-appear-2438165| newspaper = Kilmarnock Standard| publisher = Scottish & Universal Newspapers Limited| location = [[Kilmarnock, Scotland]]| date = 17 April 2009|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref>

A [[Wurlitzer]] organ with three [[Manual (music)|manual]]s, which had originally been installed in the Ritz cinema in [[Stockport]] and then transferred to Clydebank Town Hall in September 1998, was installed in Pollokshaws Burgh Hall in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinema-organs.org.uk/venues/pollokshaws-burgh-hall-scot/|title=Pollokshaws, Burgh Hall|publisher=The Cinema Organ Society|accessdate=27 September 2020}}</ref> The Scottish entertainer, [[Gordon Cree]], who appeared to have developed a special interest in the Wurlitzer, performed on it at a concert in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0140v5l | title =Nigel Ogden: The Organist Entertains |publisher=BBC| accessdate =8 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Darvel entertainer Gordon Cree to appear as guest at Scottish Cinema Organ Trust| first = Ian| last = Russell| url =https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/local-lifestyle/darvel-entertainer-gordon-cree-appear-2438165| newspaper = Kilmarnock Standard| publisher = Scottish & Universal Newspapers Limited| location = [[Kilmarnock, Scotland]]| date = 17 April 2009}}</ref>


==Architecture==
==Architecture==
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File:Pollokshaws Burgh Hall (geograph 2658628).jpg|Carving above the rear door
File:Pollokshaws Burgh Hall (geograph 2658628).jpg|Carving above the rear door
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==See also==
* [[List of Category A listed buildings in Glasgow]]
* [[List of listed buildings in Glasgow/8]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{URL|http://pollokshawsburghhall.org|Official site}}
*{{Commonscat-inline|Burgh Hall, Pollokshaws}}
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 2 October 2023

Not to be confused with Pollokshields Burgh Hall.

Pollokshaws Burgh Hall
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall
LocationGlasgow
Coordinates55°49′31″N 4°17′54″W / 55.8254°N 4.2984°W / 55.8254; -4.2984
Built1898
ArchitectRobert Rowand Anderson
Architectural style(s)Renaissance style
Listed Building – Category A
Designated15 December 1970
Reference no.LB33953
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall is located in Glasgow council area
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall
Shown in Glasgow

The Pollokshaws Burgh Hall is a municipal building at the edge of Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland. The burgh hall, which was briefly the headquarters of Pollokshaws Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building.[1]

History

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The building was commissioned and endowed for future maintenance by the politician, Sir John Stirling Maxwell of Pollok House as a gift for the people of Pollokshaws.[2] The site he selected in Pollokshaws Road had formed part of the Old Pollok Estate, which had been home to the Maxwell family for over 700 years.[3]

The burgh hall was designed by Robert Rowand Anderson in the Scottish Renaissance style[2] and was officially opened by Maxwell on 7 December 1898.[4] The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with four bays facing Pollokshaws Road; the left bay featured a round-headed doorway on the ground floor with a square tower with cupola above of a similar style to the then recently-demolished Glasgow College in the High Street; the right hand three bays contained three windows on the ground floor; there was a large round-headed window on the first floor flanked by two smaller windows and a crow-stepped gable above.[1]

The building was used as the headquarters of the independent burgh of Pollokshaws until the burgh was annexed by Glasgow Corporation in 1912.[2] A war memorial commemorating local people who had died in the First World War was unveiled in front of the burgh hall by the local member of parliament, Sir John Gilmour, on 28 October 1922.[5][6] The hall was used as a British Restaurant during the Second World War.[4]

After functioning as a community centre for Glasgow Corporation and then, from 1975, for Strathclyde Regional Council, it was deemed surplus to requirements in the late 1990s and the management of the building was transferred to the Pollokshaws Burgh Hall Trust in October 2000.[7][8] A Wurlitzer organ with three manuals, which had originally been installed in the Ritz cinema in Stockport and then transferred to Clydebank Town Hall in September 1998, was installed in Pollokshaws Burgh Hall in 2007.[9] The Scottish entertainer, Gordon Cree, who appeared to have developed a special interest in the Wurlitzer, performed on it at a concert in April 2009.[10][11]

Architecture

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The dominant feature is the tower which is intended to replicate the tower on the old Glasgow College in the High Street.[1]

  • Inside the clock tower
    Inside the clock tower
  • The entrance to the hall
    The entrance to the hall
  • The war memorial at the hall
    The war memorial at the hall
  • one of five square carvings on the hall
    one of five square carvings on the hall
  • Carving above the rear door
    Carving above the rear door

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic Environment Scotland. "Pollokshaws Road and Bengal Street, Pollokshaws Burgh Hall (Category A Listed Building) (LB33953)". Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Pollokshaws Burgh Hall". Doors Open Days. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Pollok House: Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry (1878)". Glasgow West-end addresses and their occupants. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Pollokshaws Heritage Trail". Glasgow City Council. p. 6. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Pollokshaws Burgh Hall". Memorials Online. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Pollokshaws Burgh Hall". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "About". Pollokshaws Burgh Hall. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Pollokshaws Burgh Hall". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Pollokshaws, Burgh Hall". The Cinema Organ Society. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Nigel Ogden: The Organist Entertains". BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  11. ^ Russell, Ian (17 April 2009). "Darvel entertainer Gordon Cree to appear as guest at Scottish Cinema Organ Trust". Kilmarnock Standard. Kilmarnock, Scotland: Scottish & Universal Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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