1 Prince's Terrace

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1 Prince's Terrace

There is a residential building at 1 Prince's Terrace in the Scottish city ​​of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

The building was built around 1870. The Scottish architect James Thomson provided the design . The local starch producer James Morrice bought house number 1 in 1895. Morrice, who lived in the building until 1932, had the interior completely redesigned around 1900.

description

The two-story building is the corner house between Prince's Terrace and Queen's Place in the northwest of Glasgow. The building is designed in the historicizing Italianate style . Its north-facing main facade is four axes wide. A short front staircase leads to the double-leaf entrance door. It is equipped with side windows, fighter window , architrave and on consoles bearing crown decorated. On the left there is a beveled, two-story promontory . It ends with a flat, cast iron railing. Window cornices and cornices divide the facade horizontally. The arched dormers are designed with archivolts in relief . A cast iron balustrade runs between the dormers . The roof is covered with slate.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 37.1 ″  N , 4 ° 18 ′ 2.4 ″  W.