A couple of my archive goodies for a Sunday, the very sad- looking Art Deco Luma Lamp Building and Tower, Shieldhall Road, Linthouse, Glasgow
A couple of my archive goodies for a Sunday, the very sad- looking Art Deco Luma Lamp Building and Tower, Shieldhall Road, Linthouse, Glasgow in the 1980s. “Located in the western suburb of Linthouse, the building was constructed in 1938 as a light bulb factory and was the Glasgow headquarters of the British Luma Co-operative Electric Lamp Society Ltd, a joint venture by the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS), the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) and their Swedish counterpart the Swedish Co-operative Union. The Luma co-operative was a response to the controlling influence on light bulb manufacturing by the Phoebus cartel. The architecture has a similar style to the Swedish Co-operative Union's own Luma factory in Stockholm built in 1930 designed by their in-house architects. Its distinctive feature is the protruding tower which was originally used to test light bulbs beyond their design voltage for longevity. The light emitted from the testing tower lit up the surrounding area at night. During WWII testing was not allowed during the blackout and the Royal Observer Corps used it as a lookout post. The building was part of the massive Shieldhall Manufacturing Complex that used to stand in the area, and its completion was also intended as a symbol of the Empire Exhibition of that year which was held in nearby Bellahouston Park. Following the ending of light bulb manufacture at the plant the building was sold and, amongst other uses, was used as a caravan showroom before finally falling into dereliction in the 1980s. In 1993, a local housing association acquired the decaying building amid fears it would be demolished, and began the process of it restoring it and converted it into affordable housing.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luma_Tower #glasgow #glasgowlife #glasgowarchitecture #glasgowphotography #glasgowbuildings #glasgowcity #glasgowcreates #ig_glasgow #mysecretglasgow #visitglasgow #lumalamp #artdeco #linthouse
A couple of my archive goodies for a Sunday, the very sad- looking Art Deco Luma Lamp Building and Tower, Shieldhall Road, Linthouse, Glasgow
A couple of my archive goodies for a Sunday, the very sad- looking Art Deco Luma Lamp Building and Tower, Shieldhall Road, Linthouse, Glasgow in the 1980s. “Located in the western suburb of Linthouse, the building was constructed in 1938 as a light bulb factory and was the Glasgow headquarters of the British Luma Co-operative Electric Lamp Society Ltd, a joint venture by the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS), the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) and their Swedish counterpart the Swedish Co-operative Union. The Luma co-operative was a response to the controlling influence on light bulb manufacturing by the Phoebus cartel. The architecture has a similar style to the Swedish Co-operative Union's own Luma factory in Stockholm built in 1930 designed by their in-house architects. Its distinctive feature is the protruding tower which was originally used to test light bulbs beyond their design voltage for longevity. The light emitted from the testing tower lit up the surrounding area at night. During WWII testing was not allowed during the blackout and the Royal Observer Corps used it as a lookout post. The building was part of the massive Shieldhall Manufacturing Complex that used to stand in the area, and its completion was also intended as a symbol of the Empire Exhibition of that year which was held in nearby Bellahouston Park. Following the ending of light bulb manufacture at the plant the building was sold and, amongst other uses, was used as a caravan showroom before finally falling into dereliction in the 1980s. In 1993, a local housing association acquired the decaying building amid fears it would be demolished, and began the process of it restoring it and converted it into affordable housing.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luma_Tower #glasgow #glasgowlife #glasgowarchitecture #glasgowphotography #glasgowbuildings #glasgowcity #glasgowcreates #ig_glasgow #mysecretglasgow #visitglasgow #lumalamp #artdeco #linthouse