Woodbank
Woodbank is a villa in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The villa was built around 1841. The design probably originated from the Scottish architect John Baird . Alex Wood did the work.
Woodbank is on Partickhill Road in Partick, northwest Glasgow . The two-storey villa is designed in a classical style. A striking portico with Ionic columns emerges from the south-facing front facade . The masonry on this facade consists of polished stone blocks, while roughly hewn quarry stone was used on the remaining facades . Cornices crown the flanking windows. On the right there is another entrance door on a flat extension. This is more simply designed with flanking pilasters . On the left is the entrance gate to the garden and the outbuilding. A sculpture of a lying lion sits on it.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Woodbank in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 28.3 " N , 4 ° 18 ′ 31.1" W.