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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Camphillgate in the Southside of Glasgow is a B listed, 5 storey tenement building of 24 flats and 12 businesses including the Glad Cafe. Built in 1906 there are several unique features, the most impressive being a communal roof garden that serves the three glazed cupola stair wells. The roof works amazingly well, there is a really good community spirit. In the summer you will find us all up there, growing vegetables, BBQing and kids playing. We know the neighbours in all three closes, which is quite unique.
Sadly in 2013 there was need of major repair. The owners grouped together to save it and in 2016 started to hold a series of roof top events, music, film, yoga and art.
In collaboration with the City Council and the Glasgow City Heritage Trust a full £1.4m refurbishment project started in 2021 and completed earlier this year (Both funders will have stalls at the building all weekend). We are therefore delighted to welcome visitors back and to thank them for all the support they gave us.
Our conservation Architect Fiona Sinclair will be giving a talk at 2:30pm, about the project and we will have music, home baking and yoga sessions amongst many other fun surprises.
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No Booking Required
There is a core group of volunteer residents who have successfully run Doors Open Day events in 2016, 17, 18 and 19. Indeed we won an award for our previous event. :)
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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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Organised by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, Glasgow Doors Open Days is part of a family of Doors Open Days events taking place across Scotland throughout September, coordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic Trust.
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Wellpark Enterprise Centre
120 Sydney Street, Glasgow
G31 1JF
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