Old Main Post Office (Glasgow)
The Old Main Post Office of Glasgow is located in George Square in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The tender to build the main post office in 1852 was won by the Scottish architect Charles Wilson . Construction began in 1853, but was then canceled. A fatal accident may have been the trigger. In a new tender, William Burn was awarded the contract and the building was completed in 1855.
This building was demolished in favor of a new build over the course of the 1870s. The high-ranking architect Robert Matheson provided the design for the new building . This was implemented between 1875 and 1877. Between 1892 and 1894 parts of the building were rebuilt by Walter Wood Robertson and additions were made between 1911 and 1916. In the 2000s the building was divided into several units and has been used as a commercial building ever since.
description
The neo-classical building stands on the south flank of George Square in central Glasgow. Its north-facing main facade is 13 axes wide, which are arranged in the scheme 1–4–3–4–1. Paired Corinthian columns made of pink granite adorn the entrance area at the central risalite . Like the flanking windows, the portals are arched . Only on the outer axes are the windows coupled into triplets . The windows on the two lower floors are suspected of having segment-arched or triangular gables . Window cornices divide the facade horizontally.
The east facade along South Frederick Street is 15 axes wide, but not completely symmetrical. The south side of this facade is the extension from the 1890s, in which the originally T-shaped building was expanded into a compact block.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on Old Main Post Office in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 37.6 " N , 4 ° 14 ′ 59.5" W.