West Boathouse
West Boathouse
West Boathouse

Photo Gallery

From shabby to chic - follow the transformation of the West Boathouse from a damp, crumbling wreck to a warm, welcoming hub for rowing.

1. Pre-Renovation

2. Repair and Renovation

3. Boathouse Renewed

West Boathouse
A building and pontoon by a river. West Boathouse

1. Pre-Renovation

The pre-restoration West Boathouse viewed from the river (south). West Boathouse
An aerial view of a building on a river. West Boathouse
Photo of the West Boathouse taken from Glasgow Green West Boathouse
A man watching another man crouching, wearing a hardhat. West Boathouse
A trench in the ground showing exposed timbers. West Boathouse
Bricks, wood and mud with water pooling around them. West Boathouse
Rotting timbers. West Boathouse
An old window. West Boathouse
Clyde ARC club room. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
A room in a rowing club with equipment and old boats. West Boathouse
A room with a wet floor with buckets and basins collecting water. West Boathouse
Clyde ARC boat store. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
Clyde ARC toilets and changing room. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
Clyde ARC corridor. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
Clyde ARC gym. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
Clydesdale RAC boat store. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
Vintage shell (rowing boat) and collections in the gym. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
Clydesdale ARC stairwell - filled with photographs and trophies. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
Clydesdale ARC men's showers. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
Clydesdale ARC club room. Photo by David Collie. West Boathouse
Pre-restoration boathouse, viewed from Glasgow Green. West Boathouse

2. Repair and Renewal

A building on a riverbank covered in scaffold. West Boathouse
A long room with trenches dug in the floor. West Boathouse
A room with exposed foundations. West Boathouse
Cement overlying a metal mesh. West Boathouse
Carved wood beams. West Boathouse
Rotten timber, surrounded by barbed wire. West Boathouse
A timber frame with a door inset. West Boathouse
Looking along a long, timber-lined wall. West Boathouse
Two men working on a scaffold. West Boathouse
A view along a scaffold walkway. West Boathouse
A view looking through a room to 2 arched windows. West Boathouse
Wooden rafters. West Boathouse
A red tiled roof. West Boathouse
A view of a wall along a scaffold. West Boathouse
A triangular shaped recess in a roof. West Boathouse
A long, room with a concrete floor. A man stands on a scaffold in the background. West Boathouse
A large room, with lots of wooden framing. West Boathouse
A view of a room and corridor with exposed timber frames. West Boathouse
A room under construction. West Boathouse
Looking along a long, narrow corridor. West Boathouse
A room lined with timber panelling. West Boathouse

3. Boathouse Renewed

A building and pontoon by a river. West Boathouse
Aerial view of a building on a riverbank. West Boathouse
A room filled with seated people watching a woman talk. West Boathouse
A long room filled with rowing boats and oars. West Boathouse
A long room filled with rowing boats and oars. West Boathouse
A room with seats and tables, and arched windows looking out onto a river. West Boathouse
The blade of a blue coloured oar West Boathouse
A timber wall with rowing boats stored on racks. West Boathouse
A close up of a stair bannister. West Boathouse
A room with a sink, coat hanger, benches and lockers. West Boathouse
Looking dow a narrow corridor. West Boathouse
View of a balcony overlooking a river through a curved doorway. West Boathouse
People on ergometers (rowing machines) West Boathouse
A room with seats and tables, and arched windows looking out onto a river. West Boathouse
A room with seats and tables, and arched windows looking out onto a river. West Boathouse