Cambuslang Literary Institute, 37 Greenlees Road, Cambuslang, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the South Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 March 1993. Institute. 1 related planning application.

Cambuslang Literary Institute, 37 Greenlees Road, Cambuslang, Glasgow

WRENN ID
spare-string-willow
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
South Lanarkshire
Constituency
Rutherglen MP: Michael Shanks (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 March 1993
Type
Institute
OS grid reference
NS 642 602
Coordinates
55.81659, -4.16756
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Cambuslang Literary Institute, located at 37 Greenlees Road in Cambuslang, Glasgow, was built between 1892 and 1898 based on designs by A Lindsay Miller. The building was extended in 1906 and 1910 by Williamson and others, with further alterations made later. The structure features mostly mullioned and/or transomed windows, is two storeys high, constructed from snecked ashlar, and has large-paned sash and case glazing beneath slate roofs.

A prominent feature of the institute is the engaged three-storey tower at the northeast corner, which has an upper section adorned with a complex arrangement of vertical shafts and horizontal strings, reflecting the mid-16th century Scots style typical of Miller's work. The tower is topped with a high, domed roof. The adjoining range has a long façade facing Hamilton Drive, featuring a two-storey projecting window and outer gables, with the main entrance located on Greenlees Road. To the left is a slightly lower long wing that is not original but may also have been designed by Miller. Behind this wing is the main hall, a long rectangular space that possibly represents the second phase of the institute's construction, featuring a stepped giant three-light window in the south gable and an aedicule above in Miller's style. A low boundary wall runs along the street.

Local climate

Cambuslang Literary Institute, 37 Greenlees Road, Cambuslang, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 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 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% 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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