A derelict school in Parkhead has been saved from Scotland's Buildings at Risk register after a multi-million pound refurbishment.

Parkhead Public School, on Westmuir Street, has been given a new lease of life after being abandoned in 1990.

The original school building was constructed between 1878 and 1887 before closing in 1963 and being used as a career office and resource centre.

It has now been brought back into public use for the first time since 1990 by the two-year project for Glasgow Building Preservation Trust with Parkhead Cross Townscape Heritage Initiative and Parkhead Housing Association.

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Leading firm of architects, master planners and heritage consultants, Purcell, has completed the refurbishment and conversion of the former school into a community building with flexible office space for local businesses.

Parkhead Housing Association will manage the building on the behalf of the community and any profit is being reinvested into the local area and their charitable aims.

One of the tenants will be Skills Development School and there will also be a public IT suite to allow locals to work on their CVs and upskill to increase employability.

A local artist has produced four woven banners by the community to be displayed in the building, based on the area’s history of weaving which previously provided work to over 20,000 people.

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Scott Lindsay, Senior Architect at Purcell said: “Parkhead School is a grand old dame and a local landmark but the school had become forgotten about and was at risk of disappearing completely like many redundant school board buildings.

"Purcell has given it a new life as an enterprise centre, reaffirming its position at the heart of the community, announced by its restored bell tower clearly visible again across Parkhead.”

John Entwistle, Chair of Glasgow Building Preservation Trust said: “The project at Parkhead School is an exemplar of heritage led regeneration and inter-agency cooperation in Glasgow. A significant building at risk has been rescued and sensitively restored as a focal point and asset for the local community.

"Like many projects of this size and scope, there have been challenges and GBPT would like to thank all of the funders and their staff whose generosity, understanding and support made the work possible.”

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James Strang, Chief Executive of Parkhead Housing Association said: “Parkhead Housing Association is delighted to be the proud owners of the now restored Parkhead Public School building, an important step as we continue to preserve the built heritage of our community.

"We are excited as to what the future holds for the school, as it takes on a new purpose as a key community hub for the area. We are eager to present the building to the tenants and to the people of Parkhead as a place for them to integrate,