Daily Record Building
The Daily Record Building is a commercial building in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The building was built between 1900 and 1901 based on a design by the Scottish architects Honeyman & Keppie . The client was the Daily Records publishing house . The total cost was £ 11,736. In 1911 Charles Rennie Mackintosh was entrusted with a revision. Norman Dick planned to transform it into a clothing store in 1937.
description
The Daily Record Building is located between Renfield Lane and St Vincent Street in central Glasgow. Opposite is the Grosvenor Building , on the left the commercial building 108 Hope Street , at the back opposite the building 115–117 St Vincent Street . The south-facing front facade of the Art Nouveau building along Renfield Lane is designed with glazed brick with contrasting natural stone details. It is divided into an eastern three-story section and a western five-story section. On the ground floor, all eight axes are designed with elliptical arches . A blue ribbon extends over it. The two upper floors of the eastern section are otherwise unadorned. On the western section, a four-story, beveled bay window emerges slightly on the right. On the fourth floor, all axes are designed with bay windows. Bands of scattered, uneven stones stretch between the windows. Three dormers emerge from the roof .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on Daily Record Building in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 40 " N , 4 ° 15 ′ 28.5" W.