SAR022294 SCOTLAND (1954). British Railways, Springburn Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing East. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing.

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Title [SAR022294] British Railways, Springburn Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing East. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing.
Reference SAR022294
Date 1954
Link Canmore Collection item 1438337
Place name
Parish GLASGOW (CITY OF GLASGOW)
District CITY OF GLASGOW
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 260400, 666600
Longitude / Latitude -4.2314105139464, 55.872341827397
National Grid Reference NS604666

Pins

Now Tesco St Rollox

UncleHowdy
Monday 16th of October 2023 11:03:26 PM
"The Caley" railway engineering works of Caledonian Railway

Huntrail
Friday 17th of June 2022 11:15:39 PM
Approx location of a 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site.

redmist
Thursday 14th of January 2021 07:06:17 PM
Blochairn Church of Scotland

blairtummock
Monday 9th of April 2018 09:16:33 AM
100 yds further on Springburn Rd at Petershill Rd

navaho56
Wednesday 8th of March 2017 10:52:00 PM
St Rollox Despatch Works, Charles Street (1881) Glasgow Corporation. Information from "Municipal Enterprises - Glasgow' Published 1904.

Glasgow_Organist
Saturday 21st of November 2015 02:22:56 PM
The area at that pin (113 Charles St ) was indeed associated with refuse at the time this photo was taken and has been associated with refuse back to 1896 according to OS maps.



This photograph is dated 1954. Ordnance Survey map for 1951/1952 shows the area pinned as "St Rollox Works (Glasgow Corporation Cleansing Department)"



According to OS maps further back:

The Map Lanark Sheet VI.7 (City of Glasgow) Survey date: 1858 Publication date: 1865 shows the area pinned as "St Rollox Malleable Iron Works"



Map titled "Lanarkshire 006.07 (includes: Glasgow) Publication date: 1896 Revised: 1892/1893/1894" shows the area pinned as "Corporation Cleansing Department"



The OS map of the area published 1913 shows it as "St Rollox Works (Glasgow Corporation Cleansing Department)"



1935 map as "St Rollox Works (Glasgow Corporation Cleansing Department)"



As far as I am aware it was still associated with Cleansing towards the end of the 20th century and is still a Corporation facility as of 21st century



It has been known locally as "The Clenny" for years. Source: family grew up in the area.

redroad
Tuesday 6th of February 2018 09:57:26 PM
Springburn Road - the bricked-up entrance to Saint Rollox station is the highlighted section. (See pic)

Billy Turner
Friday 10th of October 2014 08:33:43 PM

User Comment Contributions

Charles Street Refuse Destructor is incorrect. Subsequent research shows this building to be :

St Rollox Despatch Works, Charles Street (1881) Glasgow Corporation. Information from "Municipal Enterprises - Glasgow' Published 1904.

Glasgow_Organist
Saturday 21st of November 2015 02:25:08 PM