20-40 Gordon Street
There is a commercial building at 20-40 Gordon Street in the Scottish city of Glasgow . 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.
description
The building is at the intersection of Gordon Street and West Nile Street, near Glasgow Central Station in central Glasgow. It was built between 1873 and 1876 to a design by Scottish architects Peddie & Kinnear . In 1875 the building was the subject of a specialist architectural publication. In 1904 Peddie & Washington Browne were entrusted with changes to the ground floor area.
The classicist building has four floors. The south-facing front facade with the shops on the ground floor is 16 axes wide. It is clad with polished ashlar. The central main portal closes with a triangular gable with acroterion . The belt cornice above the window elements still shows remains of the original shop front. Two further cornices divide the facade horizontally. The vertical structure is provided by pilasters between the windows and on the building edges. On the top floor, the windows are coupled to twin windows with stone window posts . The final cornice is fluted. The analogue designed facade along West Nile Street is six axes wide.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry for 20–40 Gordon Street in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 '38.3 " N , 4 ° 15' 21.1" W.