Former Robinson & Dunn Temple Sawmills Office:
An art deco red brick building office block built circa 1932 to the designs of architect John Laird (1868-1937). The building formed a grand frontage and ofifce onto the mian road for Robinson & Dunn Temple Sawmills whose yard was sited behind the building adjacent to the canal which is sited just to the north. The building was converted to a bar/restaurant in the late 1990s with a large extension to the north designed to be in keeping with the original art deco styled building. The most recent bar/restaurant use ended 2004 when the business closed down. Since then the building has lain empty, for the first years a for sale/rent sign was to be seen, but as time passed the building fell away from internet porperty listings and the signage seen in some of the photographs below fell away.
There are currently more typical signs of dereliction showing, the building has been broken into, multiple windows are smashed, large damp areas are appearing on the north walls, and the car park to the east is strewn with debris. The rear fencing has been renewed, but the building has no fencing at parts of the north side so this repair is somewhat superfluous. Recently (2012) evidence of the decay of the flat roofing has been more pronounced with sightings of birds picking away at the roofing surface to access the insulation below. Two local crows were spotted being particularly industrious repeatedly visiting the flat roof at the northern edge and with each visit returning to their nest with pieces of insulation. The building is category C listed.
Information courtesy of http://www.derelictglasgow.co.uk/