Description

Sir Frank Mears & Partners, in collaboration with Stirling Burgh Architect, conceived 1938, realised post-war, dated 1956. 3-storey, 8-bay, Scottish 17th century style tenement with advanced curvilinear gabled entrance bay. Harled, ashlar margins in 5 bays to left, eaves band , projecting cills

S (BAKER STREET) ELEVATION: architraved and corniced entrance at ground in advanced gabled entrance bay, windows in floors above with round-headed blocked window in gablehead. Dated and ciphered panel above door, ('RBS', ie Royal Burgh of Stirling) with scrolled ornament framing. 4 windows in bays to left of entrance bay, 3 to right with regular fenestration above.

Timber tilt and turn windows. Grey slates, 2 ridge stacks.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Nos 52 and 54, 56 and 58, 60, 62, 70 and 72, 76, 78 Baker Street. A particularly good essay in modern traditional Scottish burgh design, part of a wider municipal scheme in the Baker-Bow-St John Streets area.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17847111

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