The Scottish Government intervene in Glasgow O2 ABC plans
Scottish Government ministers have intervened on a controversial development on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street, and will now make the final decision on whether it can go ahead. In a notice published by the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA), stakeholders were informed that SNP ministers had taken control of the decision
Objection to Planning Application – 24/01680/FUL
24/01680/FUL | Erection of purpose-built student accommodation with ground floor food hall. The Planning Committee meet on the 17 June. You may have seen in the press that the student accommodation plan for the ABC site on Sauchiehall Street is recommended for approval. This is despite objections from Historic Environment
Council approves sale of Martyrs’ School for use as a Museum
The former Martyrs’ School building in Glasgow’s Townhead is to be sold by Glasgow City Council to the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. It will be used as a public museum of Scottish Catholic archive, housing artworks and artefacts. A Glasgow City Council committee approved the sale today (Thursday). The category
Mackintosh building to be sold by Council for use as Museum
The former Martyrs’ School building in Glasgow’s Townhead One of the earliest buildings attributed to Charles Rennie Mackintosh is to be sold for use as a museum, The Herald can exclusively reveal. The Martyrs’ School in Glasgow’s Townhead is to be sold by Glasgow City Council to the Bishops’ Conference
Can this built heritage war room save a crumbling Glasgow?
Mackintosh Queen’s Cross, where an impressive war room gathered last week (Image: Newsquest) Last week, inside the only church designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, an impressive war room gathered. The mission? Save our built heritage, once and for all. Organised by Conservative MSP Dr Sandesh Gulhane, the round table on
Mackintosh in the Saleroom
Lyon & Turnbull present a collection of works by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in their forthcoming Design Since 1860 auction on 16 & 17 April 2025 in Edinburgh. Here are three examples of those on sale. https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/auctions/design-since-1860-828 ‘BOULETERNÈRE’, CIRCA 1925Estimate: £100,000 – £150,000 Description: watercolour with traces of pencil, signed with
Closing date for landmark Charles Rennie Mackintosh building
A closing date has been set for the sale of a landmark Scottish city building by world-renowned designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Glasgow City Council is selling the A-listed Martyrs’ School, completed in 1898, which was most recently used as offices. Graham + Sibbald said that “internally there is a number
Mackintosh Lighthouse building ‘to reopen as green tech hub’
Glasgow’s iconic Lighthouse building could re-open as a hub for firms specialising in climate technology after details of the firm in talks to take it over were revealed. Startup facilitators Sustainable Ventures Ltd are in talks with Glasgow City Council to take on the lease of the building and transform
Left to rot or burn: Glasgow is squandering its greatest legacy
Niall Murphy, director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, at Martyrs’ School on Parson Street, Townhead, Glasgow (Image: Colin Mearns) On the top landing of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed Martyrs’ School in Townhead, Niall Murphy, director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust (GCHT), is gazing up at the dark timber roof with awe.
Fears for Mackintosh legacy as Martyrs’ School goes up for sale
The ‘A’ listed Martyrs’ School, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh is up for sale. This is a dreadful indictment on Glasgow City Council (GCC); that such a prestigious Mackintosh Building should be discarded without due care and discussion with the Mackintosh Society and other stakeholders. The agents representing the sale
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