Corinthian Club (former Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court), 191 Ingram Street, Glasgow is a Grade A listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970. Former bank. 3 related planning applications.
Corinthian Club (former Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court), 191 Ingram Street, Glasgow
- WRENN ID
- leaning-buttress-willow
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Glasgow City
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1970
- Type
- Former bank
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Corinthian Club, formerly the Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, is located at 191 Ingram Street in Glasgow. The core of the building was designed by David Hamilton in 1841, with alterations and additions including a telling room by James Salmon in 1853. John Burnet Senior refronted the building and made further additions between 1876 and 1879. This three-storey, seven-bay rectangular-plan structure features a Free Venetian Mannerist style façade. It was originally a bank, later converted into court houses, and in the late 20th century, it became a members club. The building occupies a prominent site in Glasgow's Merchant City, situated between Ingram Street and Virginia Place.
The exterior is primarily constructed of ashlar masonry, which is channelled at the ground and first floors, complemented by polished red Peterhead granite at the basement level and at the second storey colonnade, while unpolished red granite is used for the first floor pilasters. The central entrance is striking, featuring a broken pediment supported by heavy consoles. The first floor windows are deeply recessed behind a Roman Doric pilastrade, topped with an entablature. At the second floor, a mannered Corinthian colonnade stands in front of round arched windows, enclosing sculptured figures that support a crest. A deep cornice and a balustrade die parapet complete the façade.
The building has large pane glazing in timber windows. Although the interior has not been seen, photographs suggest that the principal rooms and circulation spaces boast an impressive decorative scheme from the 1850s and 1870s, featuring finely detailed plasterwork, plaster sculptures, and timberwork.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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