Renovation Project 2025

Glasgow City Council have accessed some £420,000 of funding to carry-out urgent repairs to the building. Commencement Date – 22 May 2025.

Progress blog below:

The building will remain closed for the duration (expected 14 weeks).

Links to detailed plans (existing & proposed) plus a project plan are shown below.

The main items are to dig new underground drainage and waterproof the underground sections of the walls to limit the amount of water getting into the building plus fix the roof leaks and gutters. Hopefully these works will reduce water damage and internal humidity.

New electrics are being installed the redundant plant room will be removed, the front canopy roof will be replaced and the rear canopy removed (leaving the iron-work in place for a future pergola). Ventilation will be improved also.

The immediate area will be fenced off, but access up from the pond and the path around the south side of the building will be retained for the duration. There will be no access along the north side.

Our usual Open Afternoons (on the third Sundays of the month) will hopefully re-commence in September, however we are planning an information session (plus children’s activities and tours of the quarry area) on Sunday 15th June on the grassy area outside the building.

Progress Blog

22 May: Day 1 of the renovation project. Internal scaffolding 3/4 complete, site secured with fencing.

23 May: Day 2 – Scaffolding completed

27 May: Day 3 – Waiting on welfare cabin, container and generator, electrical work commenced

28 May: Day 4 – Welfare/office cabin arrived, electrical downtakings in progress (old lighting frames)

29 May: Day 5 – generator arrived on site, electrical downtakings continue.

30 May: Day 6 – Two electricians on site and a gas engineer dealing with the (obsolete) gas supply. Details of the demolition of the old plant room and the re-routing of the electrics are being worked on.

2-3 June: Days 7 & 8 – Excavation on the N and S sides commenced. Vegetation and rock removal. A piece of fossil tree branch found!

List of Plans – Existing

Proposed Work Plans

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