Garnethill Convent Secondary R C School, 45 Scott Street, Glasgow

James Sellars (Campbell Douglas and Sellars), 1882.

Classical, 2-storey, attic and basement rising to 3 storeys

and attic on Buccleuch Street elevation. Droved ashlar

mansion converted to Sick Children's Hospital, now nursery

school.

SCOTT STREET ELEVATION: 6 bays. Entrance bay breaking forward

with pedimented, architraved doorway, round-headed stair

light with carved frieze/panels above representing charity,

supported by cherubs; above, 3-light stone-mullioned window

and crowning short balustrade with rectangular piers. To

right of entry 8 symmetrical sash windows - 2 to each floor

• with cill bands, pedimented dormers heads. Wallhead stack.

To left of entry: (6 symmetrical sashes, 3 to 1st and 2nd

floor, stone mullioned attic lights; central pedimented; 2

wallhead stacks.

BUCCLEUCH STREET ELEVATION: 3 full bays with 2 narrow side

bays and low bay later addition. 12 symmetrical sash windows

6 to each floor with cill bands; pedimented dormer heads on

main block. 2 bays of single-light sashes with 2-light stone

mullioned attic windows and bay window to ground floor;

lintelled and corniced side entrance. 2nd floor cornice and

dormer breaking wallhead. Piended slate roof. End stack.

INTERIOR AND DECORATION: lower part of windows of each ward

filled with painted glass, centre designs illustrate nursery

tales.

Principal staircase windows stained glass; Christ blessing

the little children by Shrigley and Hunt, Lancaster and

London.