Govanhill Library, 170 Langside Road, Govanhill, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 March 1992. Library. 1 related planning application.

Govanhill Library, 170 Langside Road, Govanhill, Glasgow

WRENN ID
waiting-balcony-rowan
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow East MP: John Grady (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 March 1992
Type
Library
Address
Govanhill Library, 170 Langside Road, Govanhill, Glasgow, G42 7JU
OS grid reference
NS 584 628
Coordinates
55.83773, -4.26167
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Govanhill Library, located at 170 Langside Road in Govanhill, Glasgow, was designed by James R Rhind and built between 1902 and 1906. This single-storey library showcases Edwardian baroque architecture and is situated on a corner site. It features round-arched openings set in deep recesses, supported mainly by paired Ionic columns. The entrance, which includes a modern wheelchair ramp, is located at the north end of the Langside Road front and is topped with a dome that has a green copper or bronze winged figure. The symmetrical Calder Street front has pedimented outer bays. The building is constructed of polished ashlar with a base and entablature, and it includes sculptured figures above the balustrade near the corners. The roof is concealed, and the interior has been modernized.

Local climate

Govanhill Library, 170 Langside Road, Govanhill, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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