Arthur's Warehouse
Arthur's Warehouse is a commercial building in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1966 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The seat of the coach builder Archibald MacLellan was on the site . After a fire devastated it, MacLellan had the current building built between 1849 and 1850. The Scottish architect James Salmon senior is responsible for the design . Later D&J Macdonald , the largest muslin producer in Glasgow, leased the building. The building received its current name from the following owner, Arthur & Co. It was the subject of four specialist publications.
description
Arthur's Warehouse is on Miller Street east of Glasgow city center. The three-story building is designed in the neo-renaissance style. The east-facing front facade along Miller Street is 15 axes wide, which are arranged in the scheme 6–3–6. The masonry on the ground floor is partially rusticated . The slightly protruding central risalit is most intricately ornamented. A passage on the left leads to the inner courtyard. On the central axis there are Venetian windows , which are designed with pilasters and cornices and close with segmented arched gables. The same gables suspect the flanking windows. A stone balustrade sits on the cornice that completes the facade .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on Arthur's Warehouse in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 '33.8 " N , 4 ° 15' 3.8" W.