Glasgow (Govanhill) 2016-01-02-3033
The large building is the former St Andrew's Cross Electricity Works. Built around 1899, it originally housed a 1.4 MW steam turbine powering twin dynamos. These generated a 500V DC supply for the south side of Glasgow. Obsolescent by 1922 it ceased operation and the two massive chimneys, styled like Egyptian columns, were demolished. It was converted to a printing works in 1937. A small section now contains an electricity sub-station but the building is for the most part empty and disused.
Glasgow (Govanhill) 2016-01-02-3033
The large building is the former St Andrew's Cross Electricity Works. Built around 1899, it originally housed a 1.4 MW steam turbine powering twin dynamos. These generated a 500V DC supply for the south side of Glasgow. Obsolescent by 1922 it ceased operation and the two massive chimneys, styled like Egyptian columns, were demolished. It was converted to a printing works in 1937. A small section now contains an electricity sub-station but the building is for the most part empty and disused.