{"id":413511,"date":"2026-02-07T21:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/413511\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T21:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:10:21","slug":"charles-rennie-mackintosh-building-for-sale-at-350k-and-could-become-a-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/413511\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Rennie Mackintosh building for sale at \u00a3350k \u2013 and could become a gym"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buildings designed by Scotland\u2019s most celebrated architect could be turned into gyms, offices or a place of worship after being put on the market.<\/p>\n

The Charles Rennie Mackintosh properties, described as \u201cexceptional and truly unique\u201d, are up for sale with a starting price of just \u00a3350,000. <\/p>\n

The properties in Maryhill, two miles north-west of Glasgow city centre, are being advertised by David Allison & Company.<\/p>\n

The firm says the sale is a \u201ctruly unique opportunity to purchase a block of three exceptional buildings, which notably include a former hall of worship and an adjoining former janitor\u2019s house, both designed by the celebrated architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh<\/a>, and grade A listed; [and] in addition, a superb red sandstone former church building which is grade B listed\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Headshot<\/p>\n

Charles Rennie Mackintosh<\/p>\n

ALAMY<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/p>\n

Characteristics include stained glass features in the Mackintosh style<\/p>\n

DAVID ALLISON &AMP; COMPANY<\/p>\n

The Mackintosh hall and janitor\u2019s house were completed in 1899.<\/p>\n

The red sandstone adjoining church, which is no longer a place of worship, was designed by Neil Campbell Duff and opened in 1905.<\/p>\n

These buildings are linked by a red sandstone, Gothic-style archway.<\/p>\n

It notes various alternative uses for the block of buildings at 15-17 Shakespeare Street \u2014 subject to planning consent, including \u201cresidential, offices, nursery, gym etc\u201d.<\/p>\n

A property note adds: \u201cThe ground and upper floor of the janitor\u2019s house is in shell condition following rot eradication works.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Allison, the firm\u2019s director, said: \u201cInitial enquiries have been very positive and include an expanding church organisation looking at an additional location.\u201d<\/p>\n

A number of other buildings designed by Mackintosh remain off limits to the public.<\/p>\n

They include The Lighthouse, the former headquarters of The Herald newspaper in the city centre, which up until the pandemic was used as Scotland\u2019s centre for design and architecture.<\/p>\n

Plans have been lodged to turn the building into a hub for climate technology firms.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Inside Mackintosh Halls on 15-17 Shakespeare Street<\/p>\n

\"Interior<\/p>\n

Various uses for the Hall, subject to planning permissions include residential, offices, nursery or gym<\/p>\n

DAVID ALLISON &AMP; COMPANY<\/p>\n

Scotland Street School<\/a>, owned by Glasgow city council and used as a museum of education, has been closed for refurbishment, with no firm date for its reopening being issued.<\/p>\n

The fire-ravaged Mackintosh building at Glasgow School of Art,<\/a> widely considered to be the architect\u2019s masterpiece, may never be fully restored, a report has suggested. The A listed building was badly damaged by blazes in 2014 and 2018.<\/p>\n

Consultants now say restoration work may not mean \u201cfull reinstatement to its pre-fire condition\u201d. <\/p>\n

There has been a row over regeneration plans. Developers want to replace the nearby O2 ABC music venue site, which was also gutted in the most recent fire, with food halls and student flats.<\/p>\n

A Glasgow School of Art spokesperson said: \u201cThe proposals fundamentally compromise the category A listed Mackintosh Building.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Scottish government will consider the potential impact of the plan at hearings later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Buildings designed by Scotland\u2019s most celebrated architect could be turned into gyms, offices or a place of worship…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-413511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}