231 St Vincent Street, Glasgow

Symmetrical block of terraced classical houses built around 1825, between Blythswood Street and Douglas Street. No 233 extended 1896 by three-storey extension to rear by John Honeyman and Keppie (demolished 1989). Nos 231-233 redeveloped behind facade. Two- and three- storeys and basement. Ashlar, (No 239 stuccoed), rusticated at ground floor with voussoired window lintels, droved ashlar basement. Centre and end houses three-storeys, remainder two-storey except storey added to No 223; three-bays each house. Entries at heads of steps oversailing basement area, Roman Doric columned porticos, paired except at east end; Nos 225 and 227 altered to double entry with Gibbs surround architraves and continuous cornice. Double entry pilastered doorpiece at west house. 1896 front door to No 233 by John Honeyman and Keppie. Architraves and cornices first floor with apron panels, consoled cornices to three-storey blocks, also with pedimented central window at first floor. Eaves cornice, mutule at three-storey blocks, and blocking course.

Blythswood Street elevation: five-bays to original; second from north blank except in basement; same detailing as to St Vincent Street. Four later bays to left respecting floor levels and masonry finishes, but with bipartite and canted windows in outer bays, and mansard roof.

Douglas Street elevation: three-bays continuing main elevation detailing.

Interiors: include cast iron staircase balusters. No 233 has some decorative interior fittings by John Honeyman and Keppie, 1896, including doors, decorative woodwork panelling, roof trusses and a plaster-cast frieze of part of the Elgin marbles plaster-cast frieze. These were retained but installed in new locations during 1989 work (Mackintosh Architecture, 2014).

1989: No 229 redeveloped behind facade. 1896 John Honeyman and Keppie roof trusses from No 233 were reused in the new rear building at this number.