More than £567,000 is to be invested to restore a B-listed building in Glasgow.

A total of £567,824 in funding has been approved to carry out restoration works at the former Parkhead Public School in Westmuir Street.

The council and project partners Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, Historic Environment Scotland and Parkhead Housing Association have been working for a number of years on bringing the building back to productive use. Additional previous funding has also come from the Scottish Government's Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.

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Work is currently underway on the first phase of the project, which includes repairs to the historic fabric and a fit out of the interior into a local enterprise centre with approximately 15,000 square feet of office space. This new funding will allow necessary works, such as structural propping and additional stonework, to take place and complete the building's restoration.

Parkhead Housing Association will take ownership of the building once work is finished by spring 2018.

Cllr Kenny McLean said: "The restoration of the former Parkhead Public School is a crucial part of the regeneration of Parkhead Cross and the East End, and this funding from the council will bring economic and environmental benefits to the community as and after the project is complete. We can look forward to a centre bringing jobs and investment at this fantastic building."

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