The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has granted over £1.2 million towards a historic restoration project in Glasgow.

The scheme will see the B-listed West Boathouse on Glasgow Green repaired and redeveloped to promote the sporting and built heritage of the site.

Proposed works include: replacing the rotten timber piles and substructure with concrete foundations; replacing the non-original external cladding; converting the building from a semi-detached building into a shared boathouse; renewing and repairing the roof, windows and doors; improving accessibility to the upper floors with lift and accessible facilities; providing flexible, multi-use spaces on the upper floor that will be available for use by other groups; provision of shared club room and replacement of all sanitary facilities.


The First Round Pass includes £121,900 in development funding for Glasgow Building Preservation Trust (GBPT) to develop their proposals further.

At a total cost of £2.4m, GBPT will spend the next year going forward with its plans and raising the remaining funds before starting work in 2018. Completion is scheduled for 2019.

Lucy Casot, Head of HLF in Scotland, said: "We're delighted that thanks to National Lottery players, we can give our initial support to a project which will bring to life a building with a great sporting history while helping rowers today by providing modern new facilities. The West Boathouse has been a feature of Glasgow Green for over 100 years so we are excited to see plans to reanimate this part of the Clyde, sharing and celebrating its fascinating history with the local community."

(LM/MH)