{"id":158,"date":"2008-08-04T18:16:43","date_gmt":"2008-08-04T18:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=158"},"modified":"2013-11-17T22:44:50","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T22:44:50","slug":"springburn-winter-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/miscellaneous\/springburn-winter-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Springburn Winter Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1892, Glasgow Corporation acquired a rather uninteresting bunch of fields with a disused quarry, to build a park. In 1900, Hugh Reid of the North British Locomotive Company donated a further area of land, along with \u00a312,000 to build the nearby Springburn Public Halls (now also derelict) &#8211; a condition of the gift was that the City should construct the Winter Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>The Gardens have now been derelict for about 25 years, and are A-listed.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (11 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2732734048\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (11 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (11 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3186\/2732734048_576a2fd672_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The inside is now very overgrown &#8211; the Gardens are unusual in that they have an elevated walkway all around the main glasshouse.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (3 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2732609592\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (3 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (3 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3204\/2732609592_dd25bb1697_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The steps up to the walkway have almost completely rotted away.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (4 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2731793427\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (4 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (4 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3041\/2731793427_348f71e01f_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The glass has almost all gone, and the supporting ironwork is also falling away.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (5 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2732634760\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (5 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (5 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3179\/2732634760_e8a5395635_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Up on the walkway, above the foliage, it is beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens Panorama (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2732170297\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens Panorama (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Springburn Winter Gardens Panorama (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3060\/2732170297_1d024ae09e_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The nurseries off to the side have gone very wild.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (8 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2731852149\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (8 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Springburn Winter Gardens (8 of 12) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3221\/2731852149_e3d0141190_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1892, Glasgow Corporation acquired a rather uninteresting bunch of fields with a disused quarry, to build a park. 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