Botanic Gardens
Covanburn Projects
Client
Glasgow City Council
Value
£178,000
Location
Glasgow
Glasgow Botanic Gardens are more than 200 years old and are a jewel in the crown of the West End of the city. The gardens are known for some famous features, including: the Kibble Palace, a huge wrought-iron and glass conservatory dating back to the 1860s; the historic engineering gem known as the Humpback Bridge – which we also restored and you can read more about here; the herb garden, rose garden and lily pond areas; and a nearby abandoned old railway tunnel.
We were tasked with the complete restoration of the main gates of the gardens on Great Western Road, the restoration of side gates at Kirklee Quadrants and the restoration and Doff cleaning of various retaining walls, park railings and boundaries.
For this project we offered a combination of on-site and off-site works. Larger gates were removed and transported to our warehouse for specialist repair and painting in a controlled environment, along with lanterns requiring repairs before they could be brought back into use in the gardens. These elements were carefully transported back to the gardens for reinstallation once restored. New wiring and lights were also fitted, tested and commissioned for the lanterns on-site.
The works included:
The Botanic Gardens are a loved and celebrated feature of Glasgow and our restoration work here – along with our restoration work on the Humpback Bridge – was a joy to undertake. To make such a substantial contribution to the future of these historic and iconic features is something we are very proud of.
