7-23 Kirklee Road
There is a row of residential buildings at 7-23 Kirklee Road in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 it was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrading to the highest monument category A took place in 1987. Furthermore, the buildings are part of a more comprehensive monument ensemble of category A.
description
Construction of the complex, based on a design by the eminent Scottish architect John Archibald Campbell , began in 1900.
The two-story row of buildings is separated from Kirklee Road by front gardens. The building that forms the south-western end is accessible via the confluent Redlands Road and is listed as 2 Redlands Road . The front facade of No. 23 faces Bellshaugh Road . The row of buildings is designed in the style of the Scottish Neo-Renaissance . The facades are made of embossed stone with contrasting polished details. The individual houses are three axes wide, with two adjacent houses each built in mirror symmetry. Bent Ausluchten break through the eaves. The oak entrance doors close with combat windows . In addition, six-part windows are embedded in wide round arches . Above this, balconies resting on consoles , some with balustrades , run along the entire line. The facades close with a cornice . The gable roofs are covered with slate. Dormer windows emerge from building number 21 . On the back there are single-story wings with hip roofs . The two final houses are more elaborately detailed.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry to 7–23 Kirklee Road in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 54.8 " N , 4 ° 17 ′ 45.7" W.