The Briggait is an integral part of Glasgow’s architectural heritage. Once the city’s fish market of over a century, the building’s now the headquarters of Scotland’s largest studio providers – Wasps.
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In 1885, the Burgh of Partick Commissioners leased 46 acres of Scotstoun estate to form a public park. In late 1887 a path was being cut as part of the landscaping works through an old disused roadstone quarry when the first fossil tree stumps was uncovered. The Geological Society of Glasgow examined and described this site of international importance and suggested that these fossils should be preserved in situ and that the area should be formed into a museum with a proper roof.
Subsequently, a brick building with a slate and glass roof on timber trusses was erected in 1889 at the cost of about £400. A viewing walkway ran down the centre. In 1941 a stray WWII bomb damaged the roof and one of the stumps. A new glazed roof with metal trusses and a lantern (clerestory) for ventilation was then constructed, and the walkway was removed. The damaged tree was repaired with a concrete spacer. The glazed roof was replaced with insulated panels in the 1990s, and the lighting and displays were upgraded. However, the ventilation has proved to be inadequate and, together with groundwater ingress, has caused high humidity, which is damaging the building and the fossils.
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The Trust was set up to work with the City Council to protect the fossil trees, and develop the site to better display and interpret them.
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The Briggait is an integral part of Glasgow’s architectural heritage. Once the city’s fish market of over a century, the building’s now the headquarters of Scotland’s largest studio providers – Wasps.
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