Bandstand, George Allan Park, Strathaven is a Grade B listed building in the South Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 November 1980. Bandstand.

Bandstand, George Allan Park, Strathaven

WRENN ID
silver-tracery-shade
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
South Lanarkshire
Constituency
East Kilbride and Strathaven MP: Joani Reid (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 November 1980
Type
Bandstand
OS grid reference
NS 699 449
Coordinates
55.68094, -4.07022
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The bandstand in George Allan Park, Strathaven, is an octagonal structure built in the late 19th century. It stands on a stugged ashlar base with a concrete platform. The bandstand features simple cast-iron columns that are enhanced by decorative angle brackets, supporting a raised octagonal roof. This roof includes a wooden valance and decorative iron cresting positioned centrally on each face. At the top, a central finial is supported by curved decorative cast-iron brackets, and the roof is covered with felt.

Local climate

Bandstand, George Allan Park, Strathaven sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 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 0.3°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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