Cumberland Street Railway Station (Former), 1, Salisbury Street, Laurieston

Single storey and attic 4-1-1 bay classical former station entrance on corner site. Coursed red sandstone channelled at ground. Base course, string course, eaves cornice, deep parapet, columned and pedimented doorpiece. Keystoned openings. NW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: (at corner of Salisbury Street and Cumberland Street) single bay with advanced doorpiece with pair of Doric columns. Above, lettering, 'STATION' within floral motifs. Round-arched doorway, now part-blocked.

A simple, yet imposing building strikingly set on a corner site within the railway arches of the elevated railway. Echoes the 'Barrieres' designs of Ledoux, in its severe, well-detailed classical and monumental form. Smith notes that the original line of arches was widened in 1900 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway to form a high level four platform station called Eglinton Street Station, later becoming Cumberland Street Station. An important part of Glasgow's railway history in an area which has changed considerably in the last 50 years. (Historic Scotland)

November 2007: External inspection reveals the property to be derelict. The former station has partially boarded over openings, the port hole windows are all unglazed. There is extensive plant growth in all flat surfaces. The station is believed to have been closed in 1966 (HS Listing/ RCAHMS NMRS Record).

November 2010: External inspection finds the building to have deteriorated since our previous visit. Plant growth is more extensive on the walls and roof. The masonry is markedly damper and greener.

9 June 2014: External inspection finds there has been an increase in vegetation growth on the building. Openings have been bricked up, replacing hoarding, improving security. Otherwise, the site remains in much the same condition as seen previously.

11 January 2023: Member of the public has informed us that a feasibility study has been carried out on the site, supported by Architectural Heritage Fund and Glasgow City Heritage Trust. The architects website notes the project proposes cultural and community use for events and classes alongside artist studios.

24 May 2023: External inspection finds that the lower openings have been completely bricked up and appear secure. The frames for the protective mesh in the upper round openings are beginning to fail. Vegetation growth remains a concern at the roof level and on the masonry in general. There are signs of stone decay and salt deposits related to damp.