1-17 Grosvenor Terrace
An ensemble of residential buildings can be found at 1–17 Grosvenor Terrace in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1966 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. It is also part of a more comprehensive category A monument ensemble.
history
The ensemble was built in 1855. The Scottish architect John Thomas Rochead provided the design . House number 3 burned down in 1889 and was rebuilt by Honeyman & Keppie . This work cost £ 4,260. Houses numbers 1 through 10 were converted into the Grosvenor Hotel in 1967 for £ 300,000 . In 1978 a fire broke out there and devastated large parts of the hotel. Between 1978 and 1985, with the exception of the facade, the hotel was demolished and rebuilt.
description
The three-story ensemble is located on Grosvenor Terrace off the Great Western Road ( A82 ) in the northwest of Glasgow. The north-east facing main facade of the row of buildings is 83 axes wide, which are arranged in the scheme 10–63–10. The ends on both sides are ten axes wide and protrude slightly from the facade. The entrance doors are accessible via short front stairs with stone balustrades . All windows are made as pilastrated arched windows with keystones . Columns flank the windows. Their sequence over the three floors corresponds to the hierarchical structure: Tuscan , Ionic , Corinthian . Both cornices rest on triglyph- ornamented consoles . The lower one carries a continuous balcony with a stone balustrade. The facade closes with a sweeping cornice . A frieze runs underneath .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on 1–17 Grosvenor Terrace in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 41.2 " N , 4 ° 17 ′ 29.7" W.