St Martin's Roman Catholic Church Presbytery (Former), 201, Ardencraig Road, Castlemilk

Concrete and facing brick (now rendered), copper roofs. 2-storey and basement, set into hillside, with monopitch roof. Irregular rectilinear glazing in 1920s Dutch style. Vaulted concrete ceilings. Sloping site dictates extensive stairways, concrete with steel rails, and ramped roadway and car park hard landscaped with lines and patches of granite setts. (Historic Environment Scotland List entry)

12 November 2010: The Scottish Catholic Observer reports that the Church is set to close in November 2010.

15 August 2012: GBPT nominate the building for the Register. The building is no longer a functioning Presbytery, but is occaisionally used by the local community. There is an ambition to convert the building and some of the sloping area immediately around it into a BMX bike centre. For Investigation

5 March 2013: Desk based assessment. GBPT forward a condition report on the Presbtery and Church by Elder and Cannon architects, commissioned as part of the Cathkin Braes Mountain Bike and Activity Centre Feasibility Study and Options Appraisal. The report, which evaluated the external fabric of the Presbytery, noted cracking and spalling to the rendered brickwork - the rendering being non-original and thought to have been a response to earlier brickwork spalling. Gutters are blocked and water is pooling on the flat roofs. The site ceased to function as a place of worship in November 2010 when the congregation was merged with neighbouring ones. The Presbytery is currently the subject of a short term temporary lease to avoid the vulnerability of leaving the building long-term vacant. The Diocese has agreed to sell the property to Glasgow Building Preservation Trust if they are able to secure funding to convert the site into a Mountain Bike and Activity Centre, which if successful, will in part support the 2014 Commonwealth Games mountain bike track.

5 June 2013: GBPT secure grant-aid funding of £500,000 towards the repair and conversion of the site from Historic Scotland's Building Repair Fund

18 December 2013: Local planners report that all parties involved are understood to be working towards submitting further funding applications for the re-use of the building for the Mountain Biking and Activity Centre. The conversion works will not now be completed in time for the Commonwealth Games but it is hoped this can remain a legacy project of the Games.

25 March 2014: External inspection finds the building in generally fair condition.

13 June 2014: Glasgow Building Preservation Trust (GBPT) is working with Ardenglen Housing Association to develop the building and have been working with other stakeholders to take forward the project plans . Fundraising continues towards the conversion of the site to a multi-purpose centre including changing and support and training facilities for mountain bike enthusiasts, bicycle sale/hire, café, community space and information/educational resources. An application has been made to the Heritage Lottery Fund in June 2014 .

17 June 2014: Local planners report Glasgow City Council's Executive Committee has approved funding of £1 million towards the development of the Cathkin Braes Mountain Bike and Activity Centre in Castlemilk.

15 January 2015: Glasgow Building Preservation Trust advise they secured a round one pass from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards the conversion of the building into a mountain bike activity centre.

8 March 2016: Local planners note the Castlemilk Activity Centre project has been awarded £1,000,000 from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund 2016-17.

14 September 2018: Local planners advise the project to restore and convert the site has unfortunately stalled - the end user's business plan suggesting that, after conversion, the ongoing re-use would not be financially sustainable.

15 October 2021: Being marketed for sale through Freeman Macleod

26 July 2023: External inspection finds the building in better condition than the attached former church. There have been recent render repairs. Vegetation is encroaching the stair deck. Property may now be in use.