First of all I apologise for the qualty of these pictures (I'll never make a photographer), the weather turned nasty just after I arrived and I had driven a long way to get here so I have tried my best. 
History bit first : This is Caldwell House, commisioned in 1773 by Baron Mure of Caldwell. It was designed by the famous architect Robert Adam and was to be the last of the 'castle' style houses he designed, a style he began in Devon in the 1760's.
The house remained in the Mure family until 1927, when Govan District Health Board converted the building into a hospital for mentally handicapped children. This was closed by Strathclyde Regional Council in 1985, after which the house became a private residence.
In 1995 the house was badly damaged by fire, which the police treated as suspicious.
In 2010 the building was bought by developers who stripped the remains of the roof and floors, leaving the shell you see now. They plan to convert the house into flats.
Sorry also for the amount of pictures, I explored three different sites on the estate.
More can be seen here https://www.flickr.com/photos/107793356@N06/sets/72157644161325649/
036 by tumble112, on Flickr
035 by tumble112, on Flickr
038 by tumble112, on Flickr
050 by tumble112, on Flickr
034 by tumble112, on Flickr
Remains of the lift shaft (lift is still inside)
031 by tumble112, on Flickr
044 by tumble112, on Flickr
Laundry/boiler room
026 by tumble112, on Flickr
I passed this house in the grounds, previous visitors have reported this house as being lived in as late as 2006.
It has been stripped out completely and lots of belongings dumped outside.
061 by tumble112, on Flickr
055 by tumble112, on Flickr
054 by tumble112, on Flickr
Finally there is another collection of buildings which were presumably built as an estate farm but which at some point have been converted into a care home. The place is knee deep in stuff in places and the rain was pouring in through what is left of the roof so again not the best pictures here. I have been told that this was used to store (or dump!) lots of items from the main house after the fire. I did find an awful lot of children's books and toys which gave the place a sad feel. By the dates on many of the things I found it is apparent that this facility remained open until the late 1990's.
073 by tumble112, on Flickr
072 by tumble112, on Flickr
094 by tumble112, on Flickr
093 by tumble112, on Flickr
064 by tumble112, on Flickr
Why wont anyone play with me?
068 by tumble112, on Flickr
083 by tumble112, on Flickr
086 by tumble112, on Flickr
089 by tumble112, on Flickr
If you've made it this far, well done and thanks for looking.
History bit first : This is Caldwell House, commisioned in 1773 by Baron Mure of Caldwell. It was designed by the famous architect Robert Adam and was to be the last of the 'castle' style houses he designed, a style he began in Devon in the 1760's.
The house remained in the Mure family until 1927, when Govan District Health Board converted the building into a hospital for mentally handicapped children. This was closed by Strathclyde Regional Council in 1985, after which the house became a private residence.
In 1995 the house was badly damaged by fire, which the police treated as suspicious.
In 2010 the building was bought by developers who stripped the remains of the roof and floors, leaving the shell you see now. They plan to convert the house into flats.
Sorry also for the amount of pictures, I explored three different sites on the estate.
More can be seen here https://www.flickr.com/photos/107793356@N06/sets/72157644161325649/
036 by tumble112, on Flickr
035 by tumble112, on Flickr
038 by tumble112, on Flickr
050 by tumble112, on Flickr
034 by tumble112, on Flickr
Remains of the lift shaft (lift is still inside)
031 by tumble112, on Flickr
044 by tumble112, on Flickr
Laundry/boiler room
026 by tumble112, on Flickr
I passed this house in the grounds, previous visitors have reported this house as being lived in as late as 2006.
It has been stripped out completely and lots of belongings dumped outside.
061 by tumble112, on Flickr
055 by tumble112, on Flickr
054 by tumble112, on Flickr
Finally there is another collection of buildings which were presumably built as an estate farm but which at some point have been converted into a care home. The place is knee deep in stuff in places and the rain was pouring in through what is left of the roof so again not the best pictures here. I have been told that this was used to store (or dump!) lots of items from the main house after the fire. I did find an awful lot of children's books and toys which gave the place a sad feel. By the dates on many of the things I found it is apparent that this facility remained open until the late 1990's.
073 by tumble112, on Flickr
072 by tumble112, on Flickr
094 by tumble112, on Flickr
093 by tumble112, on Flickr
064 by tumble112, on Flickr
Why wont anyone play with me?
068 by tumble112, on Flickr
083 by tumble112, on Flickr
086 by tumble112, on Flickr
089 by tumble112, on Flickr
If you've made it this far, well done and thanks for looking.
