120 Elmbank Street

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At 120 Elmbank Street in the Scottish city ​​of Glasgow is a former school and today's council building. In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1988.

history

The building was completed in 1846 as Elmbank Academy or Glasgow Academy . When it moved to Hillhead in 1878 , the building housed Glasgow High School . Since 1976 it has served as the office building of the Strathclyde Council or its successor body.

The Scottish architect Charles Wilson was responsible for the design of the original building . In 1867 an extension was added based on a plan by John Burnet . The four-axis north wing was built in 1875 to a design by Hugh Hough MacLure , who also planned another wing in 1887. The construction of the south wing in 1886 on a plan by James Lymburn Cowan cost £ 8,000. Cowan also planned another wing on the north side (1897) and was involved in the planning of the auditorium in 1905. A science building was completed in 1931 in collaboration with architects Watson, Salmond & Gray . This also planned the significant expansion in the second half of the 1930s. The measure comprised the establishment of 18 classrooms, a library, a sports hall, two caretaker's apartments and administration rooms. Furthermore, the entrance gate was created in this context.

description

The building is located between Elmbank Street and Holland Street in central Glasgow. The oldest building is two-story and designed in the style of the Italian Renaissance . The four sculptures of Homer , Cicero , Galilei and Watt were created by the sculptor John Mossman around 1880. The building along Holland Street, which was built in 1897, is also two-story and has arched windows. The science wing forms the north-western end. The neoclassical building has three floors. Colossal pilasters structure the facades. It closes with a slate hipped roof and is connected to the adjacent building via an archway. The last caretaker's apartments that were built show the characteristics of French Renaissance architecture. It is a one-story building with a loft.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk

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Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 51.5 ″  N , 4 ° 16 ′ 3.8 ″  W.