Canal Buildings, Forth And Clyde Canal, Glasgow Bridge

The Canal Buildings, located at the Forth and Clyde Canal near Glasgow Bridge, date from around 1820 and serve as a classical stable block. This two-storey, seven-bay structure has a rectangular plan and features droved buff sandstone ashlar on the south and east elevations, while the north and west elevations are constructed from roughly coursed rubble. The building includes strip quoins, segmentally-headed openings with raised surrounds, a continuous eaves cornice, and a pedimented design. There is also a one-storey addition on the side.

On the south (principal) elevation, the design is symmetrical, with an advanced pedimented central bay that has a blind oculus in the tympanum. The central area contains a single door and a loading door that leads to a former hayloft on the first floor. Each of the flanking bays has single openings on both the ground and first floors. Notably, the ground floor openings of bays two and six were converted from doorways to windows in the late 20th century.

The west elevation is plain, featuring a single-storey extension. The north elevation is mostly obscured by late 20th-century extensions, but original single openings can be seen at the ground and first floors on the left side. The east elevation is symmetrical with two bays, each having single openings on the ground and first floors, although the first-floor openings are blind.

The interior has been converted into a restaurant in the late 20th century.