Tron Steeple, 71 Trongate, Glasgow

1630-36. 4-stage square section tower, standing

independent of the John Adam replacement to it's

original church (see Tron Kirk). Tower pierced at ground

by Tudor arches opened in 1855 by John Carrick,

architect. Tall stone facetted spire.

Harled walling with painted moulded architraves.

Ground floor, originally the position of the Tron,

altered with Tudor arches opened to allow passage of

pavement underneath. Groin vaulted ceiling with mask-

stops and central boss. All, but S elevation, with cusp-

headed windows to 2nd stage, cusped bipartites to 3rd

and clockfaces to 4th. To S lower 2 stages blind, single

window to 4th. Moulded string courses divide each floor,

moulded eaves corbels, shallow projecting painted ashlar

silhouette balustraded parapet with pinnacles to angles.

From this rises tall octagonal spire in stone with

vertical line of roll moulding to angles. Bipartite

traceried lucarnes to lower part, single light cusped

above, projecting crown balustrde to midway stage, small

lucarnes above, small pinnacles on upper corona encircle

top of spire.