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British Linen Bank, 816-818 Govan Road, Glasgow

A Category A Listed Building in Govan, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8633 / 55°51'47"N

Longitude: -4.3117 / 4°18'42"W

OS Eastings: 255422

OS Northings: 665762

OS Grid: NS554657

Mapcode National: GBR 07K.1X

Mapcode Global: WH3P1.QWZH

Plus Code: 9C7QVM7Q+88

Entry Name: British Linen Bank, 816-818 Govan Road, Glasgow

Listing Name: 816, 818 Govan Road, 1, 3 Water Row, Former British Linen Bank, and Flats

Listing Date: 15 December 1970

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 376971

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33351

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: 816–818 Govan Road
1-3 Water Row
816-818 Govan Road, British Linen Bank

ID on this website: 200376971

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Govan

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

James Salmon and Son, and J G Gillespie, 1899. Glasgow-style, 5-storey, 3 by 2-bay with canted corner bay. Ground floor curved corner entrance by Derwent Wood, a boldly sculptured trireme's prow with 'B L Co' on sails between 2 winged "Winds" sitting on Corinthian capitals. Water Row elevation: 2 arched windows between columns with lively capitals by Johan Keller. Stair entrance and plain modern shop front to N; cornice. 1st floor; 3 large depressed arched windows between pilasters. Floors above have Art Nouveau detailing to window heads. N bay has shallow canted windows at 2nd to 4th floors, tripartites under steep pediment flanked by wallhead stack. Deep projecting eaves over central bays. Corner bay windows canted out at 1st and 4th floors. Remarkable lead-covered crown at top with flanking wallhead stacks. Govan Road elevation: arched window between columns with lively capitals. Large altered plain window to W; cornice. W bay advanced 1st floor tripartite depressed arched and pilastered window. 2nd and 3rd floor bipartites in ogee pediment. 4th floor low round-headed keystoned window. Parapet. Middle bay, plain small and large windows 2nd to 4th floors under projecting eaves. E bay, 1st floor elaborate ogee pediment to window. All windows have original glazing except some at 4th floor and the ground floor. Bank interior modern.

Statement of Interest

Category A for its sculpture.

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