Edit Glasgow's oldest building
Sitting in Auchinlea Park is Provan Hall. Built between 1460 and 1480 it was the country residence of the Prebendary of Barlernark, who in 1488 was crowned King James IV.
After his death at the Battle of Flodden his lands were eventually sold to Canon William Baillie in 1565.
The property changed hands several times, passing between the Hamilton family, Glasgow Burgh and merchant Dr John Buchanan. In 1938 it was taken over by the National Trust for Scotland and in the 70s the city fathers agreed to maintain it.
Most people would be unaware of Proven Hall which is next door to the Fort shopping centre. Anyone using the Fort shopping centre with children could leave their children in the the excellent play area and visit the hall before or after they have done their shopping. Steven Fitzsimons.
I remember farming that area, we had a cottage at Provenhall, it was a nice bit of countryside. Had to shift out to accommodate the big building project. Now have trouble locating the area on Google. Glad to know the house still stands.
Try Google maps & put in auchinlea road or park. It should bring up the general area before they put the Fort in. Both houses are still standing (Provan Hall & Buchanan House - the White building that faces into the park), & the gardens are now well maintained too. Still a bit of the countryside left around it, but very little now.
Spent many childhood trips out to these bits. Ilived in Blackhill and oor days out were to the rhubarb fields of Robroyston and the Provenhall areas. It was the nearest thing to country way bk then as all the communities were being built up and some were very dark and dim places with very little greenspace. When I am fit I will take my grandweans to these bits to so he can enjoy his history as I did. I loved the stories my dad told wether true or not it took me to places I wouldn't otherwise dream of.
Your headline is misleading - Provan Hall is not glasgow's oldest building. That distinction belongs to the Cathedral, much of which dates back to the 13th Century. We're not even sure if Provan Hall is the oldest house - we guess it is roughly the same age as the so-called "Provand's Lordship", but we can't be sure. It was in the hands of the Baillie family some time before Flodden (1513). In 1507 William Baillie held it as prebendary and it passed through the hands of other family members before it was feued to Sir William Baillie (Lord Provan). What is interesting is that we have almost complete records of the owners or tenants from the Baillies' time omwards. These are displayed on banners at Provan Hall along with other interesting information about the house. Provan Hall is open to the public till from 9.00 am to 4.30 Monday-Thursday and to 12 noon on Fridays. It also opens at weekends for special events such as doors open day which this year attracted over 1,300 people. Brian Longridge describes the white building as Buchanan House, which I have never heard before. Maybe he meant to write Blochairn House, which it is sometimes called, but this name is also misleading and only seems to have been used since the National Trust for Scotland took over the building in the 1930's. There was a real Blochairn House, a much grander building, strangely enough at Blochairn. John McMaster (Friends of Provan Hall)
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I say the same as Mr Mcmaster here Provan Hall is not the oldest in Glasgow
Provan Hall is not the oldest building in Glasgow
the halloween events were great at the provyhoose bring then back.