Description

James Steel Maitland, 1936-9. Early industrial modernism on
urban site. Simple long rectangular plan with projecting
(? stair) tower to rear. 19-bay, 3-storey symmetrical
street elevation; flat roofed. Horizontally disposed, but
articulated by 4 shallow-advanced (and glazed) pylons,
centre and end bays (bays 2, 8, 12, 18) breaking wallhead.
Decorated at first and second-storey cill courses by
distinctive projecting corbel brackets. Strip windows with
iron-framed multi-pane glazing and wire-meshed rein-forced
glass. Vertical wall mullions with blue bronze-panelled
surface (brick beneath). Centre pair wall mullions
harled end gables (loading bay N). Rear elevation also
continuouslu glazed; subsidiary building attached now
partly demolished (1990).

Statement of Interest

Pylon arrangement is reminiscent of J J Burnet's mullioned

pylon towers (eg McGeoch's warehouse, West Campbell

Street, Glasgow)

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17844498

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)