Former Glasgow Herald Office

The former Glasgow Herald Office, located at 56 and 57 Fleet Street, was built in 1927 and designed by Percy Tubbs, with assistance from C. W. Dyson Smith for the stone and bronze work. The building features stone and polished granite, along with gilded bronze elements, and has a parapetted roof.

This six-storey structure has a narrow front that reflects the influence of the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, combining Greek Revival and Moderne styles. The ground floor is clad in polished granite and adorned with a gilded bronze frieze depicting a frozen fountain motif. The first to third floors are designed as an inset segmental bay made of metal, featuring coved jambs and a fretted hood moulding with lion masks above. The bay contains three windows, each separated by full-height risers, with stylized egg and dart moulding on the lintels and fluted spandrels. The bay culminates in a cornice, while the smooth walls on either side of the inset highlight the architectural interest created by the contrast between the blank wall and the carefully placed details.

On the fourth floor, there are three unmoulded flat-arched windows, each flanked by fasces that appear to hang from an implied entablature formed by recessed panels. The cornice above features shallow mutules and egg and dart detailing, punctuated by six decorative bosses. At the top of the building, a two-storey roof projection includes louvres and three slotted openings, framed by an Egyptian-styled pediment. The sides and corners of this projection are treated with banded rustication and a slight batter, giving it an almost Mayan appearance.