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State as Existing
In a state of neglect, the Complex has endured progressive deterioration for over 35 years.
The South-West range of the courtyard has been “vacant and propped up with timber buttressing since the mid 80s”, where there is current concern for significant loss of historic fabric.
Placed on the Buildings at Risk Register in 2007, the final tenant was relocated in 2017. The Clydesdale horses were removed in 2018 when the Complex was finally “closed to the public due to structural instability”
The condition of the buildings across the Complex is poor, “the timber floor and roof structures having suffered from extensive decay and settlement as a result of flooding over numerous years.”
The Complex is currently being restored and regenerated into a net-zero carbon ‘Living Heritage Centre’.
Architect Fiona Sinclair notes in her conservation narrative, “Pollok Stables encompasses centuries of use and disuse, demonstrating its potential to happily accommodate change as the site evolves to remain relevant in a changing context of very many years.”
Images found of the existing interior convey the extent of the sites neglect.
