445-459 Great Western Road
A residential and commercial building is located at 445–459 Great Western Road 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 1986.
description
The building was constructed between 1897 and 1898. The Scottish architect James Miller is responsible for the design . In 1901 it was thematized in the book Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century .
The three-story building with a mansard storey is on the Great Western Road ( A82 ) near the Great Western Road Bridge over the Kelvin . Stylistically, it has arts and crafts motifs in the style of the Glasgow School . The north-facing front facade along the Great Western Road is constructed almost symmetrically; however, individual components break the symmetry. Shops with flat shop windows are set up on the ground floor. The masonry consists of red, polished sandstone . On the upper floors there are various bay windows on corbels . The windows are usually coupled to twin windows with stone crosses . Instead of the elongated windows, there are arched windows on the central axis on the first floor . Pilasters flank numerous windows. Several simple cornices divide the facade horizontally. Round corner curves protrude from the edges . They close with curved hoods covered with slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry to 445–459 Great Western Road in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 29.8 " N , 4 ° 16 ′ 51.5" W.