190 Trongate
There is a commercial building at 190 Trongate in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was listed as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The client was the National Bank of Scotland (now part of the Royal Bank of Scotland ), which had a branch there. When the company the property in July 1897, for 13,825 £ earned which was here before, mansion Shawfield Mansion was canceled for four years. It entrusted the design to the Scottish architect Thomas Purves Marwick , who presented his design in May 1901, which was accepted a week later. The construction was carried out by the company Muir & Son from November of that year at a cost of £ 9,427. Another £ 400 was granted to use Plean stone in place of the planned Giffnock stone . The sculpture was created by William Birnie Rhind . Before 1981 the building was expanded.
description
It is the corner house between Glassford Street and Trongate on the eastern edge of Glasgow city center. The four-story commercial building is designed in the neo-renaissance style. The facade is four along Glassford Street and three axes along Trongate. All openings on the ground floor close with round arches . The entrance portal along Glassford Street is decorated with Doric columns and a richly sculptured tympanum . While the brickwork is rusticated at the level of the first floor , the facades along the upper floors are decorated with alternating ribbons. Ornate gables are continued above the cornice . Corner turrets protrude from the edges.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry for 190 Trongate in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 27.5 " N , 4 ° 14 ′ 56.5" W.