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Latitude: 55.8563 / 55°51'22"N
Longitude: -4.2431 / 4°14'35"W
OS Eastings: 259690
OS Northings: 664846
OS Grid: NS596648
Mapcode National: GBR 0NN.YD
Mapcode Global: WH3P8.S2N9
Plus Code: 9C7QVQ44+GQ
Entry Name: Mercat Building, 17-23 London Road, Bridgeton, Glasgow
Listing Name: 15-23 (Odd Nos) London Road and 26 Gallowgate, Mercat Building
Listing Date: 15 December 1970
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 377913
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33851
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Bridgeton, 17-23 London Road, Mercat Building
ID on this website: 200377913
Location: Glasgow
County: Glasgow
Town: Glasgow
Electoral Ward: Calton
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
A Graham Henderson, built 1928-1933. Enormous gushet building, 6 floors, 4 storeys plus double attic. Steel-framed polished ashlar, black granite at ground with shops, contrasting stone-cleaned light-coloured stone above; small-paned metal-framed glazing. At gushet, a giant round-arched deep recess, Ionic-columned screen; some scultpured detail. (Alexander Proudfoot and Archibald Dawson, sculptors) Bays to flank are regular, deep window recesses, giant pilaster strips divide bays at 2nd/3rd floors (bronze panels between floors; main entablature above, full attic storey with metal balconies, slated mansard above.
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