Commuinity to hold meeting to save Queens Park glasshouse

Last week, staff at the 19th century glasshouse were given 90 days' notice that Glasgow City Council plan to close its doors in August. Now concerned locals will meet as they fight to stave off the closure.

The meeting is set to take place on Tuesday, June 9 at 6pm at the Roma Cultural Centre on Nithsdale Street.

Glasgow City Council announced it would close the Victorian landmark, calling future funding of the glasshouse unsustainable. Staff would be redeployed.

A spokesperson said: "Our staff at the Queen's Park Glasshouse have been advised of the situation and we are working with them to ensure all colleagues are redeployed to other parts of the parks service.

"We had hoped Scotland's Rural College would extend their use of the Glasshouse, but we are now in discussions with the college about alternative options within the council's parks estate.

"Almost all animals previously kept at the glasshouse have been appropriately rehomed and we currently working on suitable home for the remaining koi carp."

A petition to restore the glass dome was launched in May by Branch 29 of the GMB union and has reached almost 2000 signatures.

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The petition reads: “We wish to start a petition on behalf of the local communities as well as staff employed there to properly fund a full restoration of this vital local resource as well as historic landmark.

“Queens Park glasshouse has been under funded and left to fall into a state of disrepair. The local council are supposed to be custodians of Glasgow's historic architecture and should be properly funded to preserve and maintain these vital buildings.”

In 2020, the south entrance’s glass dome was dismantled over safety fears.

The glasshouse had been used by Scotland’s Rural College as part of its teaching estate. However, that agreement will end this summer.

A working group was formed in 2023 to put together a development plan for the crisis hit glasshouse.