Miller and Lang Building
The Miller and Lang Building is the former operating building of the Miller and Laing printing company in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1977 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The structure was built between 1901 and 1903. The architects Gordon, Son, Dobson & Sturrock are responsible for the design .
The building is on Darnley Street in an industrial area in south Glasgow. It extends backward to Forth Street . The east-facing front facade of the three-story Art Nouveau building along Darnley Street consists of red stone blocks. Brick was used on the building flanks. Two cantilevered bay windows run along the facade on two levels, of which the right is four axes wide and bevelled and the left is three axes wide and segmented . They break through the eaves and close with stepped parapets. A striking sculpture of Minerva rises from the highest step of the right bay window .
The central entrance area consists of a two-winged gate with an elliptical arch and a massive keystone flanked by two smaller entrance doors. The gate wings have large round windows and metal components in the Art Nouveau style. A curved cornice completes the area. The unusually designed downpipes show gripping .
In the interior, the design of the first floor is particularly worth mentioning. Columns with Ionic capitals , elaborate marble cladding and figural mosaics were installed there. The lights are decorated with motifs of holly, dolphins and mistletoe. W. G. Morton designed the leaded glass windows .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on Miller and Lang Building in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 50 ′ 34.6 " N , 4 ° 16 ′ 9.8" W.