Battlefield Rest, 55 Battlefield Road, Glasgow

Battlefield Rest was designed by Frank Burnet and Boston Architects in 1914-15, with later alterations and reconstruction circa 1996. It is a single storey, rectangular-plan with semi-octagonal ends, former tramcar shelter in the Edwardian style, which has been converted to form a restaurant. The building is built of brick and clad in green and cream faience tiles creating a horizontal striped pattern, full height to each end and to the cill level on the side elevations. There is a taller octagonal tower to the south end with a circle and line patterned band under the overhanging roof canopy. This is topped by a clock tower with alternate swag detail panels and a domed copper roof with a flagpole. The central section is rectangular in plan with glazed elevations and have overhanging timber canopies. There is a timber balustrade with flagpoles and this balustrades extends around the north end of the building. The north elevation is formed by a half octagonal flat roofed section. The central section has a red tiled, pitched roof and the north gable has faience skews and scrolls at the apex holding a plaque reading 'let Glasgow flourish'. The windows are painted timber.

The interior was seen in 2016 and has undergone part reconstruction and alterations to form a restaurant with associated kitchen and service areas. The interior fixtures and fittings largely date to the 1996 refurbishment of the building. The majority of the interior is the main dining area which has original terrazzo flooring. There are later partitions to the north end to form the kitchen and customer toilet areas.