32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 Queen Street, Glasgow

Thomson and Sandilands, 1912-14. 7-storey, 7-bay shops

and offices, in free composition with Baroque details.

Red sandstone ashlar.

Modern shop fronts at ground. Keystoned arch at centre

to height of 1st floor lintels, with entrance at ground

and tripartite at 1st floor; swagged surround to arch

and consoled balcony above, bearing urn finialled dies

which flank 2nd floor tripartite. Cornice above 1st

floor. Channelled ashlar at 2nd floor, with tripartite,

keystoned windows, with segmental hoodmoulds above

centre lights of all but outer bays; unusual block

corbels to cornice. Centre 5 bays (with set-back shallow

canted windows) to 3rd, 4th and 5th floors, divided by

giant fluted attached Ionic columns on pedestals; carved

wreaths below 4th floor, keystoned windows; modillioned

cornice with balcony above 5th floor centre bays and

balustraded parapet with dies, above. Outer bays each

flanked by pilaster strips and breaking eaves to flank

aediculed end bays, terminating in balustraded parapet.

Decorative cast-bronze cartouches and details to railed

balconies above main entrance and 5th floor.

Casement and sash and case windows. Brick and harled

side elevations. Glazed bricks to courts at rear, with

distinctive square-pane glazing to windows.