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1. Shawlands Primary School. James Hamilton, 1893. Originally built as .

2. Shawlands Old Parish Church. John A Campbell (of Burnet, Son and Campbell) 1885-9. B listed. (Exploring : Robin Ward p249)

3. The Granary, Mansions. Late 19th century, 4-storey gushet tenement, with public house at ground. B listed. The Granary was historically a hub for tram cars until 1962. The walls are still adorned with the metal rosettes that carried the electric cables that powered the trams.

4. Shawlands Cross Church. Andrew Black of Miller and Black, 1900-3, as UF Church. B listed.

5. Shawlands Academy. Thomas Baird, 1930.

6. Former Waverley Cinema. Watson, Salmond and Gray, 1922. A listed. the Waverley Cinema opened in December 1922. It was renamed the ABC in 1964 and closed as a cinema in 1973. After use as a bingo hall, and then a snooker club, it was empty by 2002. It was later sold, converted to a bar/restaurant/club – Tusk and in 2006 it became the Waverley Tearooms. Closed again in 2018 and due to reopen as a Wetherspoons. (Exploring Glasgow: Robin Ward p249)

7. Former Savings Bank of Glasgow. Neil Campbell Duff. 1906 (dated). Now a licenced premises called the Linen. B listed. (Exploring Glasgow: Robin Ward p249)

8. Corona Bar. Designed by architect James Hoey Craigie and built by Clarke and Bell in 1912-1913. C listed.

9. Marlborough House. John Hamilton & Son, c.1920. C listed. Built for William Kerr, chef and caterer (ran a tearoom at the 1911 Exhibition. Further work done c. 1937 by Whyte and Nicol. Bought by Reo Stakis in 1968 but gutted by fire shortly after. More recently known as The Shed nightclub.

10. St Helen’s RC Church since 1966. John Bennie Wilson, 1896-7, as United Presbyterian Church until 1963.

11. Langside Hall. John Gibson (of Gibson and MacDougall) 1847-9 as National Bank of , Queen Street; re-erected without significant change on this site 1901-1904; A B MacDonald City Engineer, assistant in charge Robert William Horn. Over 70,000 stones from old building used in the reconstruction. Contractor P & W Anderson, Douglas Street, Glasgow. Rich Italian Renaissance, with sculpture by John Thomas of London. Langside Hall Trust formed in 2013 to take over running of the building from the city. (Exploring Glasgow: Robin Ward p248/9)

12. Former Crossmyloof Bakery. Neale Thomson (son of Robert Thomson) established a bakery in Crossmyloof for his workers, where good quality bread could be bought far more cheaply than was normally the case. The bakery continued in operation until 1880, and some of the buildings still survive. The Glad Cafe now sits on part of the site.

13. Camphill Gate. John Nisbet, dated 1906. Built by John Auld MacTaggart. Symmetrical 5-storey tenement with Art Nouveau ornament, shops at ground and a communal roof garden. Roof and floors were by the Albion Fireproof Constructing Company, their first commission in Glasgow. B listed. (Exploring Glasgow: Robin Ward p249)

14. Camphill House. Style points to David Hamilton as architect. Built for Robert Thomson, cotton manufacturer, probably circa 1798, the year he acquired Camphill. Bought by Glasgow Corporation in 1894 and converted to a museum. A listed. Now private housing.

15. Springhill Gardens. John Nisbet, 1904. C listed. Very large, U-planned block of five-storey, Glasgow-style tenements. Built for J A MacTaggart, the noted builder and authority in housing, later of MacTaggart & Mickel and founder of the Western Heritable Company.

Historic Shawlands – GCHT booklet on Shawlands Conservation Area Shawlands c.1900 and now at scotcities.com Langside at scotcities.com