Kibble Palace (Glasgow, Scotland) : Interior, center dome of entrance building with pool

Creator:

Kibble, John, active 1850-1880

Published/Created:

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow Botanic Gardens; 730 Great Western Road
2004-2006 (restoration); ca. 1860-1873

Physical Description:

2137 m2 (area)

Materials:

wrought iron; cast iron; glass

Notes:

Kibble Palace is a 19th century wrought iron framed glasshouse, covering 2137 m.2 Originally designed by John Kibble for his home at Coulport on Loch Long in the 1860s, the components were cast by Walter Macfarlane at his Saracen Foundry in Possilpark. Eventually brought up the River Clyde by barge to the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, it was fully erected at its current location in 1873 by Boyd of Paisley. The building structure is of curved wrought iron and glass supported by cast iron beams resting on ornate columns, surmounted on masonry foundations. It was initially used as an exhibition and concert venue, before being used for growing plants from the 1880s. The main plant group is the collection of Australian tree ferns, some of which have lived here for 120 years. A large domed rotunda is connected to the entrance building which also has a central dome with two flanking wings.

Topics:

Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Scotland -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Nineteenth century
Victorian

Culture:

British
Scottish

Accession Number:

1A1-KJ-KP-A32

Coordinates:

+55.878816-4.288527

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
greenhouses (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

buildings; agricultural buildings; greenhouses architecture; botanical; scientific or medical; Gardens; Restoration and conservation

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Seven

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4349

OID:

10461029

PID:

digcoll:1791674