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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject: Govan is set for historic cash boost |
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Govan is set for historic cash boost
HISTORIC Govan Cross has been confirmed as Glasgow's newest conservation
area.
The move by the city council could result in around £3.6million being
invested in preserving and improving its special architectural and historic
features.
George Ryan, executive member for development and regeneration, said:
"Making Govan Cross a conservation area is very good news for this
historic part of Glasgow."
A public consultation carried out last year resulted in overwhelming
support for the new conservation area, which will include Elder Park.
Govan Cross is a site of particular social and architectural interest with a
history going back 1600 years from ecclesiastical roots through to its role
as a world shipbuilding centre.
A great deal of 19th and 20th century architecture still survives and
archaeological work suggests there are far earlier finds still to be
discovered.
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