Botanics Gardens Garage:
Designed by architect D.V. Wylie, the garage has been empty for a years and recent proposals for demolition have been denied. Completed in 1912 the two storey garage is one of the oldest, if not the oldest surviving garage in the UK and a neglected gem in the city's west end. It is believed that various parts of the building were adapated from existing structures, but the facade is recognised as being purpose built. Terracotta green and white tiles adorn the entire facade and the style is synonymous with Italian Romanesque with the rounded arches of the three window bays sitting between a doorway to each end. The west side elevation is largely glazed and the lane down the west side then turns around the back of the building. This area has become a dumping ground and as such is a fire hazard and a threat to the building. The building is A listed.
street address: 24 Vinicombe Street, Glasgow G12 8BE
Latitude / Longitude: 55.87712,-4.2903 (sourced using Google Maps)
site visit date: 16 March 2011
south front elevation on Vinicombe Street with the green and white glazed tiled facade with a banded design and alternating tiles above each window. (16/03/2011)
the three window bays with a door bay to each side (16/03/2011)
car entranceway and cracked tiles (16/03/2011)
shallow romanesque arches (16/03/2011)
main entrance (16/03/2011)
view down the adjacent lane of the west elevation (16/03/2011)
glazed first half of the west side lane elevation (16/03/2011)
back half of the west elevation with the decorative roofline which bears similarities to early Italian renaissance style buildings (16/03/2011)
the west side elevation turns the corner to the north elevation (16/03/2011)
rear of the building with drive in entrance and sadly now a dumping ground and fire hazard (16/03/2011)
rusting winch on the rear of the building (16/03/2011)
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