Glenshira
Glenshira is a villa in the Scottish town of Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire . In 2002 the building was included in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A.
history
The villa is located at 27 Boclair Road in East Bearsden. Glenshira was built in 1926 for tile importer James Slos Duncan within a year . His wife provided the design for the villa. Between 1959 and 1999 the building was owned by the ship owner McPhail . The following owner had restoration work carried out in 2001. The ceilings of the three main rooms were renovated and the stones of the fireplace replaced. The tiles with bird motifs were copied by hand.
description
The one-story building features motifs from the Arts and Crafts movement . The front of the building faces south and is dominated by three gables, the middle of which is the widest and set back a little. The roofs have high angles of inclination . At the back there is a staircase in a semicircular tower, which is surrounded by small twin windows and a sundial and shows a plaque with the year of construction 1927. As in south-west Scotland, the facades are traditionally plastered with Harl . In the interior, the decorative plastering as well as the artfully painted glass surfaces and ceramic tiles are particularly worth mentioning. The property is enclosed by a quarry stone wall. The entrance is framed by goal posts with a square base, which end with small obelisks .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Glenshira in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 14.6 " N , 4 ° 18 ′ 51" W.