There she goes. Another piece of Glasgow’s heritage consigned to the knacker’s yard. Work has begun on the demolition of the India Buildings, a nine-bay Victorian warehouse on Bridge Street in the city’s former garment district.
After almost two decades languishing on the Buildings at Risk register for Scotland — where reports over the years noted broken windowpanes, vegetation erupting from the building’s terracotta façade and a partial roof collapse — it has arrived at the point of no return. I’m sure the owner is devastated.
Whether through managed neglect or mysterious fires, Glasgow’s historic architecture is vanishing. The city’s landmarks may for the most part be intact, but the topography of its neighbourhoods is shifting as listed buildings are reduced to rubble and nondescript
