A Boathouse for Everyone tells the story of the rejuvenation of the West Boathouse on Glasgow Green. Through interviews with the project team, architects, engineers, rowers and participants in the extensive community engagement programme that ran parallel with the restoration and repair works, this film documents how the building was saved for a new generation.
👉 www.westboathouse.org.uk/
Written and produced by
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust: www.gbpt.org/
Mambo Video: www.mambovideo.com
Perched on the north bank of the river, just upstream from the tidal weir, ithe West Boathouse was built in 1905. A century later, the building was in a perilous condition. Historically, the resident clubs had carried out essential repairs and maintenance, but the building now faced significant structural problems. In 2015, Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, a charity that rescues and repairs historic buildings, began working with the rowing clubs and Glasgow City Council to explore options to save the building.
Time was running short - surveys of the building revealed the below-ground timber foundations were deteriorating rapidly. Twenty-eight of the original 30 timber foundation piles had wholly rotted through. The exterior cladding was in danger of collapse, and the roof leaked like a sieve. Interior facilities were outdated, and the accessibility of the building was, by modern standards, very poor.
After several years of hard work and generous funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Historic Environment Scotland, Glasgow City Council and many others, the £2.8 million Rejuvenation of the West Boathouse Project got underway in 2019. This included an extensive community engagement programme, with a focus on river and sporting heritage.
The West Boathouse project has repaired and adapted this beautiful category B-listed building to improve accessibility, upgrade facilities and provide flexible, multi-use spaces. The project also aims to change how the boathouse is used and who it is used by - embracing new audiences and encouraging people to re-engage with the River Clyde.
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