Former BBC building:
North Park House, constructed in 1869 by architect J.T. Rochead for the Bell family, this building later became a college with additional buildings designed by Honeyman and Keppie architects and their associate Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Then in the 1930s BBC Scotland took over the site and after adaptation resided there until their 2007 move to their current riverside location. Due initially for redevelopment as a hotel and housing, the property and site have sat vacant since the BBC left.
street address: Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow, G12 8DG
Latitude / Longitude: 55.878688,-4.287016 (sourced using Google Maps)
Site visit date: 29 September 2010
extension on the side of the original North Park House and billboard (29/09/2010)
looking east across queen margaret drive at the west elevation, showing the original house and extension to the left (29/09/2010)
north park house west elevation (29/09/2010)
gated entrance on the south side of the site, the original house sits to the left, extension to the right (29/09/2010)
for sale sign illustrates the full extent of the vacant site (29/09/2010)
south elevation from Hamilton Drive (29/09/2010)
south and east elevations from Hamilton Drive (29/09/2010)
the end of the south elevation gives way to an unusual turreted building (29/09/2010)
east elevation (29/09/2010)
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