Basic Site Details

Name: Westerton Garden Suburb: Village Hall
Town, district or village: Westerton, Bearsden
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: Demolished
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Notes: Planned from the outset, the village hall with the adjoining recreation ground, provided a centre of social activity for the Garden Suburb.The hall is belived to have been opened in 1915 (CHECK).

Demolished about 1980 and replaced with Westerton Hall and Library (qv) on the same site.

See also Westerton Garden Suburb: Conservation Area Appraisal (Draft Jan 2011) East Dumbartonshire Council.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Village hall  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Maxwell Avenue  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21913(?)1915Build/construction 
Item 2 of 21915 Opened 

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4John Alexander William Grant  1913(?)1915Atrib
Item 2 of 4Raymond Unwin  19131915 
Item 3 of 4Albert Victor Gardner  19141915 
Item 4 of 4Grant & Gardner  19141915 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Glasgow Garden Suburb Tenants Ltd. 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1East Dunbartonshire Council2011See Westerton Garden Suburb: Conservation Area Appraisal