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Summary

Description

1823. 3-storey, 3-bay classical rectangular-plan house with central circular plan stair tower, with finial, to rear. Sandstone rubble; painted render at E elevation; painted at W elevation; painted ashlar surrounds. Base course; painted margins; dentilled cornice; blocking course. Cill brackets.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to central pedimented and pilastered doorpiece; 4-panel timber door; pedimented single window aligned above at 1st floor; tripartite window at 2nd floor with semi circular pediment over centre light; curvilinear chimneyed gablehead; oculus within. Single windows at ground in flanking bays; tripartite windows at 1st floor with pedimented centre lights; single windows at 2nd floor.

W (REAR ELEVATION): central stair tower. Single windows flanking at 2nd floor. Small window to right of stair tower. Modern gabled and flat-roofed extensions at ground.

Plate glass timber sash and case windows; multi pane glazing to stairtower; modern windows to rear at 2nd floor; rooflights. Grey slate roof; skews; corniced gablehead stacks; circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Lamp over entrance doorway.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALLS, GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS: coped boundary wall; iron railings; coped gatepiers. Rubble wall; coped harl gatepiers to vehicular entrances at W.

Statement of Special Interest

Originally used by the City of Glasgow Bank and described by W McIlwraith in 1875 as, "...a plain, substantial building ... removed from the line of the street." The ground floor window on the left carries an interesting reminder of the building's former use, with a small glass peep-hole cut into the bottom of the window frame, to enable those approaching the bank to be recognised. J Gifford suggests the pediments above the entrance and centre lights of the tripartite 1st floor windows are mid 19th century embellishments. The building is currently used as council offices.

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