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72, 74, 76 Howard Street, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8564 / 55°51'22"N

Longitude: -4.2541 / 4°15'14"W

OS Eastings: 259002

OS Northings: 664872

OS Grid: NS590648

Mapcode National: GBR 0LN.QD

Mapcode Global: WH3P8.M2F8

Plus Code: 9C7QVP4W+G9

Entry Name: 72, 74, 76 Howard Street, Glasgow

Listing Name: 72-82 (Even Nos) Howard Street

Listing Date: 4 September 1989

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 375606

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32727

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200375606

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Anderston/City/Yorkhill

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

Circa 1868. 4-storey and attic warehouse of 15 bays, curved at E end to Maxwell Street. Cream ashlar sandstone, painted at ground with moulded cornice above ground partially retained, and that eaves with parapet; string course between 1st and 2nd floor, cill course to 3rd. Main doorway pilastered with mutuled segmental pediment, semi-circular fanlight with keystone and panelled door; tripartite windows above, with outer lights blind. Windows grouped in pairs of threes, some blind and with single bay to outer left; broad pilasters dividing grouped windows, and full-height giant pilasters dividing bays. Plate-glass sash and case windows, tall and narrow at 1st floor, diminishing in size by 3rd floor.

Slated mansard.

Statement of Interest

Built for McCorquodale & Co, as printing works, and linked by the curved bays to their premises at 96 Maxwell Street, and to premises at W at 60-70 listed separately. Possibly by David Thomson.

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