Iron Gate, George V Bridge, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 March 1977. Bridge.

Iron Gate, George V Bridge, Glasgow

WRENN ID
lunar-flue-reed
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow North MP: Martin Rhodes (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
22 March 1977
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NS 586 648
Coordinates
55.85627, -4.25976
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Iron Gate, located at George V Bridge in Glasgow, was designed by Thomas Somers in association with Messrs Considere and built by Melville, Dundas and Whitson between 1924 and 1928. The structure is made of reinforced concrete faced with granite and features three segmental arches, with the carriageways rising to the center. It has balustraded parapets and includes a tiled pedestrian subway at the south bank. The middle span measures 146 feet, while the outer spans are 110 feet 6 inches.

Local climate

Iron Gate, George V Bridge, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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