A STREET had to be closed off for most of the day yesterday after part of a building crashed into the street below.

A large chunk of masonry fell away from the building at Woodside Terrace in the city's Park area yesterday morning and the road was closed off as the site was secured.

The falling masonry smashed through the building's porch and entry steps below, forcing the area around the building to be cordoned off.

Part of the building, which is an upmarket period property, also crashed into a garden area below which had seating and furniture set up for the good weather.

Luckily, no-one was injured in the incident.

Once the alarm was raised, builders removed the large pieces of broken masonry slowly using cherry pickers as concerned residents watched on.

It is unclear how long the road was closed off for, but reports suggested it was cordoned off for a large part of the day.

Properties in the street are largely made up of traditional Georgian townhouses which have now been converted into apartments. The flats sell for in the region of £300,000 to £500,000.

The Park District, renowned for its architecture, was created by Charles Wilson in the 1850s, centring on Park Circus at the summit of the hill. The nearby Kelvingrove Park was created at the same time as the development by celebrated landscape gardener Sir Joseph Paxton, as part of Wilson's overall plan.