Police Station, Townhead, Kirkintilloch is a Grade C listed building in the East Dunbartonshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 August 1997. Police station.

Police Station, Townhead, Kirkintilloch

WRENN ID
winding-truss-equinox
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Dunbartonshire
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
12 August 1997
Type
Police station
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Earlier 20th century. 2-storey, irregular-plan Arts and Crafts police station, on corner site. Harled with polished sandstone dressings. Deep base course to Townhead; eaves course.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 8-bay, including chamfered angle bay. Advanced and gabled entrance bay; architraved doorway with stylised over-door; star-shaped windows flanking door; round-headed pediment containing heraldic device over 1st floor window above. Broad segmental-arched windows at ground in 2 bays flanking to left of entrance; 1st floor windows above breaking eaves in stone pedimented dormers. Single windows to both floors in remaining bays.

N (LUGGIEBANK ROAD) ELEVATION: irregular size and disposition of openings. Gabled bay to outer right with 3 single windows at ground.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: advanced gable to outer right; doorway to centre; single storey wing to outer left.

Some 16-pane timber sash and case windows at ground; largely replacement PVCu windows with sandwiched astragals. Grey slate roof; wallhead stack to rear; cast-iron rainwater goods; coped gables; gableted skewputts.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

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