11-15 (Odd) Union Street, Aberdeen is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeen City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 January 1967. Reading room, tenement building. 5 related planning applications.

11-15 (Odd) Union Street, Aberdeen

WRENN ID
rusted-chapel-coral
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeen City
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
12 January 1967
Type
Reading room, tenement building
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Archibald Simpson, 1819-1822. 4-storey and attic, 11 x 5 bay, impressive classical former reading room and tenement building with shops with round-arched openings to ground, altered following a fire in 1973. Prominently positioned at crossroads with distinctive ionic columns to former reading room rising through 1st and 2nd floors of 5-bay section. Smooth granite ashlar. Base course, band course, cill course to 3rd storey. Blocking course. Rounded corner with bowed glazing to NW.

To E: symmetrical elevation with slightly advanced central 3-bay section with central timber door and with 4 tall Ionic columns with attic above, separating 3 large windows. Decorated wallhead panel above. To N, slightly advanced central 5-bay section with swagged wallhead panel.

Multi-pane round-arched timber windows to ground with fanlight glazing pattern. Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows to upper floors. Some plate glass to shop fronts. No 17, former tobacconists, with round-arched timber mouldings. Grey slate. Mansard roof.

INTERIOR: comprehensively altered (2006), see Notes.

Detailed Attributes

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