Breadalbane Terrace
The Breadalbane Terrace is a residential building line 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 three-story row of buildings is on Hill Street in the northwest of Glasgow city center. It was built in two phases in 1845 and 1855. The design is attributed to the Scottish architect Charles Wilson .
The classically designed row of buildings is 27 axes wide. The individual houses are three-story, each with three-axis-wide facades. The masonry of polished ashlar is rusticated in the area of the ground floor . The entrance areas, accessible via short front stairs with cast iron balustrades , are designed with portico with Doric columns and pilasters. On it are balconies with stone balustrades. A sequence of blown triangular gables and segmental arch gables on ornamented consoles suspects the windows of the first floor. A grooved window cornice runs below the windows on the second floor . There are twelve-part lattice windows installed. The facade closes with a cornice .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on Breadalbane Terrace in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 1.5 ″ N , 4 ° 15 ′ 57.8 ″ W.