Description

Possibly Thomas Gibson, circa 1880. 4-storey, 6-bay tenement with Baronial details, forming part of terrace. Coursed yellow sandstone with polished ashlar dressings. base course; cornices to ground floor openings, except central doorway; string course at 3rd floor; eaves cornice; chamfered reveals at ground and 1st floors, stop-chamfered above; deep-set panelled doors; plate glass gfanlights.

S ENTRANCE elevation: doorways in 2nd and 6th bays and between 3rd and 4th bays; blinded balustraded aprons to 1st floor single windows; single windows to 2nd and 3rd floors; pedimented dormerheads linked to wallhead stacks. Hoodmoulded square blank recessed panel set between 1st and 2nd floors between centre bays. Full-height canted windows in 3rd and 7th bays; swept pyramidal roofs; decorative iron finials. Bipartite windows in advanced gabled panels in 1st and 5th bays; blank heraldic shields set in gableheads; stone finials. Plate glass sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; corniced wallhead and mutual stacks; gabletted skewputts. INTERIORS: not seen 1991.

Low saddleback wall to street.

Statement of Interest

This tenement forms part of the $220,000 scheme initiated by the builders W & D Macgregor for the blocks ot tenements now comprising Warrender Park Crescent, Marchmon Street, Warrender Park Road, and Alvanley Terrace. According to the Building News, Thomas Gibson was the architect, although Dean of Guild Court records show that other architects were involved.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17806176

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