Over £6 million is being invested for a heritage-focused regeneration project in Glasgow.
The Parkhead Cross Townscape Heritage Initiative aims to improve landmark buildings in the area, as well as reinstate historic shopfronts and transform the public realm.
Funding for the scheme has been provided from the council (£1.4m), with just over £5m from Historic Scotland, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Scottish Government.
Key improvement projects include; the B-listed Parkhead Public School; the gate lodge at the Eastern Necropolis; the former Clydesdale Bank (B-listed); the tenement building at 1361 Duke Street (B-listed); and St Michael's Church.
Council Leader Frank McAveety said: "Parkhead Cross is an important and historic location in Glasgow, and I am delighted to see that so much of its heritage has been restored and improved, with buildings such as Parkhead Public School being brought back to new life.
"The council is proud to continue to work on this with our partners to regenerate some of the finest of the 'old' Glasgow in an area that has seen so much new development in recent years."
In addition to the work on the area's built heritage, a programme of complementary work activities has taken place, including training in traditional construction skills; textile workshops based on Parkhead's weaving past; community reminiscence events and an artist-in-residence programme in a shopfront at Parkhead Cross.
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