105-169 Bell Street
At 105-169 Bell Street in the Scottish city of Glasgow is a former commercial building and now a residential building. In 1977 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The buildings were constructed in 1882. The client was the Glasgow and South Western Railway , which had a warehouse there. The total cost was around £ 100,000. It is one of the earliest structures in Glasgow to be built with bulk concrete. The buildings were later used as a bonded warehouse. Between 1984 and 1988 the buildings were converted into residential buildings. The work was planned by the architecture firm James Cunning Cunningham & Associates .
description
The row of buildings is on Bell Street between High Street and Parsonage Place, east of central Glasgow. The six-storey buildings describe a very flat arch. The facing masonry on the ground floor is rusticated , with the exception of the edging and corner stones above it is embossed . Wide arched segment gates lead into the interior. The small, elongated windows are partly paired. Inside, cast iron columns support the cast iron support structure. Passages are designed with concrete arches.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry for 105–169 Bell Street in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 26.6 ″ N , 4 ° 14 ′ 29 ″ W.