Lar Housing Trust – Ruchill Quadrangle Site Tour
The Quadrangle, in Ruchill Glasgow, was a once thriving industrial hub on the banks of the Union Canal providing work for many locals. The area has a rich heritage and was home to well-known businesses such as the McLellan Glasgow Rubber Works and Bryant & May matches. The Quadrangle site was first developed in the 1880s as the Alexander Fergusson Lead & Colour Works paint factory. In the 1990s, the site was converted into offices and the last occupied by The Prince’s Trust and the City Council. Lar Housing Trust bought the site in 2022 and is currently converting the main former factory building into 43 affordable apartments. The site is under construction, but this event will offer a unique opportunity to learn more about Lar and see this example of our work in progress, breathing new life into an old building. You will meet with one of our Community Engagement team to show you around the first completed properties as well as answering questions about this or any of our other developments as we restore old and abandoned buildings across Scotland.
ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
The Quadrangle, Ruchill Street, Glasgow, UK, G20 9PX
59 Ruchill Street, Glasgow
The Quadrangle, 59 Ruchill St, Glasgow G20 9PX, UK
G20 9PX
VISIT DETAILS
TOUR DATES & TIMES
Saturday 21st September: 10 : 00 AM, 10 : 30 AM, 11 : 00 , 11 : 30 AM, 12 : 00 PM, 12 : 30 PM, 1 : 00 PM, 1 : 30 PM, 2 : 00 PM, 2 : 30 PM
Sunday 22nd September: 10 : 00 AM, 10 : 30 AM, 11 : 00 AM, 11 : 30 AM, 12 : 00 PM, 12 : 30 PM, 1 : 00 PM, 1 : 30 PM, 2 : 00 PM, 2 : 30 PM
Sunday 22nd September: 10 : 00 AM, 10 : 30 AM, 11 : 00 AM, 11 : 30 AM, 12 : 00 PM, 12 : 30 PM, 1 : 00 PM, 1 : 30 PM, 2 : 00 PM, 2 : 30 PM
TOUR INFORMATION
Tour Duration: 30
Tour Meeting Point: Visitors should meet at the Ruchill Street entrance to the development, there is a door on the left hand side, driving up Ruchill Street with the Quadrangle on your left. The What3Words location for this is: ///crowds.soaks.steep you will be met there by a member of our team who will guide you.
Tour Meeting Point: Visitors should meet at the Ruchill Street entrance to the development, there is a door on the left hand side, driving up Ruchill Street with the Quadrangle on your left. The What3Words location for this is: ///crowds.soaks.steep you will be met there by a member of our team who will guide you.
BUILDING OPENING HOURS
Please see tour times - booking is essential.
BOOKING DETAILS
OTHER INFORMATION
TRAVEL
Nearest Train and/or Subway: Hillhead Tube Station - https://maps.app.goo.gl/7xkDvDCZ6ozdohzG7
Parking Available: yes
Additional Parking Details: On street car parking is available on Shuna Street, there is also a car park to the rear of the building, accessible from Shuna Street, the What3Words link to this is: ///plays.chat.paths
Parking Available: yes
Additional Parking Details: On street car parking is available on Shuna Street, there is also a car park to the rear of the building, accessible from Shuna Street, the What3Words link to this is: ///plays.chat.paths
ACCESSIBILITY
Physical Access: Limited Access
Further Accessibility Details: Two of the flats are located upstairs within the building with a third flat on the ground floor.
Facilities: Seating
Additional Restricitions on Access: -
Further Accessibility Details: Two of the flats are located upstairs within the building with a third flat on the ground floor.
Facilities: Seating
Additional Restricitions on Access: -
ORGANISATION
Organised by: Lar Housing Trust
Lar Housing Trust is an independent housing charity, helping to transform the lives of many hundreds of people in Scotland by offering high-quality homes in communities at affordable rent levels. Lar’s developments are at the very heart of these communities, providing people with the opportunity to stay in the place they call home, close to work, with a network of family and friends nearby. Lar works in partnership with house builders, developers and partners in affordable housing provision to create new homes across Scotland.
Tel: 01383630190
Email: info@larhousingtrust.co.uk
Website: www.larhousingtrust.co.uk
Lar Housing Trust is an independent housing charity, helping to transform the lives of many hundreds of people in Scotland by offering high-quality homes in communities at affordable rent levels. Lar’s developments are at the very heart of these communities, providing people with the opportunity to stay in the place they call home, close to work, with a network of family and friends nearby. Lar works in partnership with house builders, developers and partners in affordable housing provision to create new homes across Scotland.
Tel: 01383630190
Email: info@larhousingtrust.co.uk
Website: www.larhousingtrust.co.uk
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