Historic Rutherglen bandstand to be dismantled after being declared unsafe

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Rutherglen’s historic bandstand is to be dismantled and assessed by specialists, with a conservation architect being appointed to “consider options for the restoration and associated cost” of the 110-year-old B-listed structure.The much-loved feature at Overtoun Park – which featured as a landmark at the Glasgow garden festival in 1988 – was destroyed by fire last month and has now been declared “unsafe and in danger of collapse”.Scaffolding now surrounds the bandstand and it has been fenced off with “dangerous building” signs in place ahead of the delicate operation to take it down ahead of a hoped-for salvage operation.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Planning consent for the removal of the listed structure was approved last week, with the official application to South Lanarkshire Council stating that the request to “demolish” the structure is “solely for removal from site ...

to allow it to be restored remotely from park”.It notes: “[The] bandstand was fire damaged and is now unsafe and at risk. South Lanarkshire Council hope to renovate the bandstand and will remove it from the site and store, where it can be renovated.”Council officials are awaiting a structural report before proceeding with work on the bandstand.Alison Brown, who is South Lanarkshire’s head of enterprise and sustainable