Hutchison Hall Steeple

[Vinegar Tom]

Found some more pictures of Hutch Hall:

Rooftop view with decay;



Italian Centre Controversial statue in background:



Clock tower with the usual graffiti :

[Vinegar Tom]

So how does one get up this steeple?

I obviously missed that question 4 years ago ! I don't think there is any public access - I was there over the course of a couple of months during a work project I was involved in ( take a close look at the current flagpole ).

Literally, you gain access to the steeple via a bog-standard loft ladder from the floor below ( which used to be the caretaker's flat - at the time I was there it was the offices of the Scottish Mountaineering Council and housed their library ).

Hopefully I didn't post this lot at some point that I can't remember and can't find via the search function:


Looking up towards the louvres


PA150008 by vinegartom40, on Flickr


Arched window


PA150005 by vinegartom40, on Flickr


Higher up and looking down to the box reputedly used to catch the pendulum in event of an accident, preventing it crashing through to the floors below (?)


PA150003 by vinegartom40, on Flickr


View from the louvres; through the anti-pigeon systems solution, over the flagpole and down Hutcheson Street


PA150004 by vinegartom40, on Flickr

Pendulum case?


Wood by vinegartom40, on Flickr


That woodwork looks very old and not in the best condition?


Stairs by vinegartom40, on Flickr


Clock mechanism


Hands by vinegartom40, on Flickr


In the Clock Room – door to the wooden steps down and window alcove to the left


Clock_Room by vinegartom40, on Flickr

Alcove window and urn. (You will spot the urns on the external views of the steeple)


PA150002 by vinegartom40, on Flickr

The same alcove from another angle


Clock_Room_2 by vinegartom40, on Flickr


Redundant (?) feature in the roof of the Clock Room


PA150001 by vinegartom40, on Flickr


Job Done ( the “dust” on the stair treads consists of decayed pigeon guano )


PA150007 by vinegartom40, on Flickr

Out in the back-yard shared with the chip-shop in John Street


Hutch_Hall_Rear by vinegartom40, on Flickr

[banjo]

loved that insight there vt.