NS5865 : Crystal Palace
Tam's superb photo shows the warehouse designed by the architect John Baird for the firm of A Gardner, cabinet makers. It was built in 1855-6. The building remained in use by Gardners until 1985, when the firm was taken over by an Edinburgh company, Martin & Frost. Known as "The Iron Building", it is the oldest completely cast iron fronted commercial building in Britain. It was refurbished in 2000 and now operates as a pub.