Atlantic Chambers, 43, 45, 47 Hope Street, Glasgow

Sir J J Burnet, 1899. Symmetrical, 4 unequal bays linked

by narrow central bay, 7-storey commercial building with

modern shops at ground floor to Hope Street. Free style.

Polished red ashlar, granite base, banded around entrance

at No 45 Hope Street with graduated keyblock; channelled

ashlar to outer bays at ground and 1st floor.

CENTRAL BAY ABOVE DOORWAY: frieze sculpted with waves

flanked by seated figures supporting aedicule with dwarf

Tuscan columns; broken pediment with sculpted winged

figure above relief panel. 3 thin pilaster strips reach to

5th floor aediculed niche and continue as one stepped

pilaster, breaking the eaves gallery; chimney stack to

raised main cornice.

OUTER BAYS: ground floor cornice breaking forward at

centre bay and forming sculpture podia. 1st floor with 4

2-light windows in architraves on cill band. 2nd floor

solid consoled balcony with bas-relief sculpture; canted

bays flank centre rising from 2nd to 4th floors,

surmounted by solid parapet/balcony, aediculed centre

light to 2nd floor canted window. All upper windows

2-light sash and case with small-paned upper sashes,

stone mullions. 5th floor with projecting cill bands on

outer bays; mutule cornice, supporting 6th floor solid

balcony. Eaves gallery with Tuscan columns; bold

modillion main cornice.

ELEVATION TO CADOGAN STREET: 4 bays ground floor cornice

raised in centre 2 bays. Giant pilaters rising to 5th

floor. Canted bays rising to 5th floor in outer bays and

to 4th in centre bays, open, broken pedimented entrance

at 1a Cadogan Street surmounted by simple aedicule and

shell headed niche. 6th floor solid balcony. Coupled

Tuscan columned eaves gallery with bold modillion

cornice. 4 2-light attic windows. Angled panelled and

corniced stack and corniced end stack.

INTERIOR: wreathed handrail, cast-iron balusters.

Staircase with bowed landings.