124 Main Street (Barrhead)
A municipal administration building is located at 124 Main Street in the city of Barrhead, Scotland .
history
The building was planned by the architects Ninian McWhannell and John Rogerson , who are also responsible for the Masonic Temple in Barrhead , together with the house at 128 Main Street to the east . The need for construction arose from the fact that Barrhead had received the rights of a Police Burgh in 1894 , which resulted in a need for administrative buildings. 124 Main Street was completed in 1902, two years earlier than the neighboring building. It served as the seat of the Barrhead Council. In 2004 the building was added to the Scottish Monuments List in Category C. Together with 128 Main Street, it also forms a Category B monument ensemble.
description
The building is right on the city's main road, which is now the A736 from Glasgow to Irvine . The red sandstone building shows features of neo-renaissance architecture and is one of the most striking buildings along the street. It is directly adjacent to the neighboring building to the west, while it is delimited by a passage to 128 Main Street, which can be closed by means of a double-winged, wrought-iron gate with thistle and lion motifs. The building has two floors and ends with two pitched roofs with stepped gables . They are covered with gray slate . The city coat of arms is embedded above the entrance door, which is framed by pillars . The entrance area is surrounded on both sides by rectangular twin windows , while the right window on the upper floor describes a wide arch. Above this is a stone with the year of construction.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry for 124 Main Street in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 48 ′ 0.4 ″ N , 4 ° 23 ′ 27.5 ″ W.