1-11 (Odd) Renfield Street and 60-70 (Even) Gordon Street Glasgow, Scotland
Listed Building Data
1-11 (Odd) Renfield Street and 60-70 (Even) Gordon Street has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- Historic Scotland ID
- 376528 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 33100
- Canmore ID
- 140731
- Category
- B
- Name
- 1 11 (odd Nos) Renfield Street and 60 70 (even Nos) Gordon Street
- Parish
- Glasgow
- County
- Glasgow, City Of
- Easting
- 258816
- Northing
- 665374
- Date Listed
- 15 December 1970
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Boucher and Cousland, 1858; corner and other alterations Sir J J Burnet (Burnet Son and Campbell), 1896-8 and 1900-2. 4-storey and attic classical warehouse with shops, 5 x 6 bays with 3-bay, bowed corner section inserted. Painted ashlar, channelled quoins on flanking corner piers. FLAT OUTER SECTIONS: keyblocked Italianate arched glazed pilastrade at each floor. Ionic 1st, Corinthian 2nd, coupled at western end, mutule cornice between floors; bracketted eaves mutule cornice; 3rd floor balustraded balcony; recessed glazing separated by deep panelled piers; plain entablature; steep mansard, raised at NE corner with cast-iron balustrade. CORNER SECTION: channelled angle pilasters rising into attic to suppoort sculpture 1st floor balcony; central aedicule with open segmental head and sculpted tympanum 1st floor; mutule cornice; giant order of 2 Corinthian columns rising through 1st and 2nd storeys; 3 pedimented, lugged architraved attic lights separated by sculpted figures; cornice with semi-circular drops; cupola; columned roof lantern. NORTHMOST OUTER BAY TO RENFIELD STREET: flanking channelled piers and attic light as corner section. Interior: columned ground floor. Carved timber imperial staircase to all floors.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Originally John Black and Son's Warehouse. Formerly Forsyth's altered by J J Burnet for R W Forsyth 1896 onwards.
Listed Building References
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
APSD. BN Dec 10, 1858. BI May 16, 1896 further alterations Dec 16, 1909. Information by courtesy of Buildings of Scotland Research Unit. S.R. Archives, D of G 1/5076 (1896-99).
