16 Kingsborough Gardens, Glasgow

Circa 1855. 4-house terrace, part of larger unexecuted

scheme, truncated at E and W. 8-bays; Nos 14 and 16 slightly

taller and shallow advanced, being pavilion of original

terrace.

3 storeys, attics and basement; polished ashlar, some margins

painted or repaired; doors to right at Nos 10, 12, 14; to

left at No 16. Steps oversailing basement to architraved

doorpiece with brackets supporting wide lintel. Recessed

tripartite doorpiece with glazed side and fanlights. Double

leaf panelled storm doors. Vestibule doors with leaded

coloured glass. Above door, single light architraved window

with panel frieze and consoled cornice. To left (right at 16)

2-storey canted bay window rises from basement with

balustraded parapet at 1st. All windows architraved though

many badly repaired or lost through decay. At 2nd floor

depressed arch windows with bracketted cills and margins;

3-light above bay windows. Sash windows, plate glass glazing.

Moulded band course at 1st floor cills and over 1st floor.

String course at eaves, bracketted cornice, blocking course.

Gabled dormers with round-headed windows steeply pitched

slate French roofs, pronounced pavilion roofs, advanced bays

at Nos 14 and 16. Skews at party walls; axial corniced

stacks, some octagonal cans.

Rear elevation coursed ashlar, sash windows, mainly 4-pane

glazing.

Cast-iron railings to steps and basement.