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corn_flake88

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I've been wanting to post these photographs for a while now.

Woodburn House was built in 1862 by John Honeyman. I can't find who lived in it from this period up until the 1920's when the house was used as a boarding school for blind children. The site was then handed over to Langside College who used the building and the grounds to teach Horticulture, Green Keeping and Floristry. The grounds were huge and consisted of multiple glasshouses, outhouses, potting sheds and lush green spaces. The land was sold in 2012 after a merger deal with other colleges and the decision was made to demolish Woodburn House. (Bad decision)
There is now a housing estate being built on the land.
I used to know Woodburn house and the grounds well. It was so sad to see the building as an empty shell. Here are some of the photos:

22387351727_beeb41b4d2_z.jpgMain Door by corn flake, on Flickr

22387356007_cb59f89cfc_z.jpgBurnside House by corn flake, on Flickr

22617732830_3f8161a697_z.jpgGardens by corn flake, on Flickr

22792222002_f0bcb8c7ed_z.jpgMain Staircase by corn flake, on Flickr

22617720350_1b6ea7f3e8_z.jpgFancy by corn flake, on Flickr

22387342997_189b1805f4_z.jpgInto the Basement by corn flake, on Flickr

22387463818_ebcf2a3446_z.jpgClassroom 1 by corn flake, on Flickr

22413652119_467945bca2_z.jpgCafeteria by corn flake, on Flickr

22805827095_ec6d3cf77b_z.jpgDeed by corn flake, on Flickr

22387475057_8e275ef4ff_z.jpgBasement by corn flake, on Flickr

22183090594_3d452b24d8_z.jpgBasement by corn flake, on Flickr

22806685475_23daab4fbb_z.jpgGlasshouses by corn flake, on Flickr

22388321297_1469f0bb3b_z.jpgGardens by corn flake, on Flickr

22185535913_406491318e_z.jpgBricks by corn flake, on Flickr

22793400602_2e8394f503_z.jpgDouble Domes by corn flake, on Flickr

22793385882_73bc3668bf_z.jpgEnter! by corn flake, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

Update: A photo from the demolition
Woodburn House by corn flake, on Flickr
 
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Although nt in use it looks like it's still getting basic care. What a lovely old place. Thanks for sharing :)
 
A Miss Agnes J Fleming was living in it in 1915. looking at the valuation rolls for our place here in Broomhill, and she is listed as the proprietor, living at Woodburn, Rutherglen.
 
What a fabulous place, not too big, a homeliness to it, what should i say, a place that looks easy to settle in comfortably. Exc staircase. Surely it could be put to some good use? Horticulture and raising food wld do kids far more good than putting them in prison. Oh and heres an idea not everyone may know of, Riding for the Disabled I read was started for shell-shocked soldiers after WW1 as it was the only thing that could 'reach them' ... to work with horses. Similarly, many ppl young and old cld benefit from PRACTICAL WORK.
 
What a fabulous place, not too big, a homeliness to it, what should i say, a place that looks easy to settle in comfortably. Exc staircase. Surely it could be put to some good use? Horticulture and raising food wld do kids far more good than putting them in prison. Oh and heres an idea not everyone may know of, Riding for the Disabled I read was started for shell-shocked soldiers after WW1 as it was the only thing that could 'reach them' ... to work with horses. Similarly, many ppl young and old cld benefit from PRACTICAL WORK.
From Wikipedia: "The first known mentions of the benefits of horse riding for the disabled are found in 600BC Greek literature. The first study ascribed with value on the merits of equine-assisted therapy is then found in 1895 by French physician Cassaign who concluded that equine therapy helped certain neurological disorders."

And: "In the 20th century, therapeutic horseback riding or equine-assisted therapy, became popular across Europe after Dane Lis Hartel, despite being paralyzed from the knees down by polio, won the silver medal for Individual Dressage at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Her success inspired therapeutic horseback riding organisations to be created across Europe and by 1964, a loose organisation called the Advisory Council on Riding for the Disabled was formed to coordinate these groups. By 1966, 23 of these were present in the United Kingdom and by 1969 were organised formally in to Riding for the Disabled Association with Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk as its first president. In 1985 Princess Anne became RDA President, a position she still holds. In 2019, the RDA celebrated its 50th anniversary."

Having ridden since my early teens - and having worked with horses - I can believe that shell-shocked soldiers from WWI benefited from being with horses after the end of hostilities. It is not just the actual riding, but the grooming, etc and being close to them, (pheremones?) that produce such benefits. And it should not be forgotten that untold numbers of horses were kiled or badly injured and needing putting down between 1914 and 1918. Others for which there was no further use were also put down, perhaps many for their meat. At least some of those horses would have been cared for by the soldiers who subsequently found solace with other horses after the war.
 
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