Description

J J Craig, 1901 with later alterations. Near symmetrical, 4-storey, 6-bay, Baroque-detailed warehouse/office block. Red sandstone ashlar; ashlar dressings. Base course; architraved string course between ground and 1st floors; architraved cill courses at 2nd and 3rd floors; mutuled, corniced eaves; coped parapet. Rusticated quoins; Gibbsian surrounds to ground and 3rd floor openings; keystoned, shouldered surrounds to 1st floor windows; keystoned, corniced surrounds to 2nd floor windows with decorative aprons. Sandstone mullions and transoms throughout.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2 bipartite windows centred at ground; large, segmental-arched openings in flanking bays; bipartite window to outer left; single opening to outer right. Regularly fenestrated upper floors with bipartite windows flanking centre; tripartite windows to left and right (columnar mullions and central pediments at 2nd floor); bipartite windows to outer left and right. Shaped pediment centred above dated '1901'.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen 1999.

Plate glass timber windows with small-pane uppers throughout. Grey slate roof. Corniced stacks with circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1999.

Statement of Interest

A well-detailed, prominent building forming part of a group of warehouses/offices designed by J J Craig for the iron and steel tube manufacturers and exporters, Stewarts & Lloyds. Dated 1901 and completed in 1903, this is the earliest and finest of Craig's 3 neighbouring buildings - the other 2 having been completed in 1906 and 1910 respectively (still in place 1999). Damaged by fire in 2002. Facade retained during conversion to flats circa 2005.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77775907

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