Award for station architects

Judges were impressed by the historical detail

Architects behind the refurbishment of Glasgow's Central Station have won the first European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage.

Scottish firm Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects spent three years refurbishing the A-listed 19th century station.

Among their many tasks was to oversee the replacement of 30,000 glass panels in the station's roof and restoring many of it's ornate Victorian details.

The firm will be presented with the Europa Nostra Award and a cheque for 10,000 euros at a ceremony at Palais d'Egmont in Brussels on Friday.

RailTrack awarded the £21m project to refurbish the station six years ago and the work was not completed until March 2000.

The most difficult work centred around restoring the famous glass roof.

Judges at Europa Nostra said the project impressed them with its research and sensitivity to historical detail.

However, it's not the first building in Glasgow to receive an award from the heritage organisation.

Previous prizes have been given to the restored church of St Andrews in the Square and to the Charles Rennie Macintosh building The Lighthouse.