14 Grosvenor Terrace, Glasgow

12 Grosvenor Terrace in Glasgow is a building designed by architect J T Rochead in 1855. The eastern half of the terrace was severely damaged by fire in 1978 and was rebuilt in 1980 using glass reinforced concrete, following the original facade design. This long, symmetrical terrace consists of houses that are painted ashlar, with Nos 1-10 now serving as the Grosvenor Hotel.

The terrace features 83 bays arranged in a pattern of 10-63-10, with shallow, advanced 10-bay terminal pavilions. It stands three storeys high over a basement. All openings are round-arched, with pilastered reveals that support a moulded archivolt featuring a bold keystone. These are set in rectangular recesses flanked by engaged columns of superimposed orders: Tuscan, Ionic, and Corinthian. Wide flights of steps with ashlar balustrades lead down to the entrances, which consist of paired doorpieces and windows topped with fanlights.

The glazing for Nos 10-17 includes sash windows with a three-pane glazing pattern and some acid-etched lower sashes. In contrast, Nos 1-10 (the Grosvenor Hotel) have modern pivot windows that maintain the original pattern. A heavy band course acts as a plinth for the columns at ground level, while above, entablatures serve as a plinth for the columns above, with triglyph-consoles supporting a heavy continuous ashlar balcony on the first floor, along with a cornice above it. There is a panelled frieze at the eaves, and consoles support a mutule main cornice. The building features tall, corniced axial stacks with widely spaced cans and slate roofs.

The basement area is enclosed by cast-iron railings, and there are pairs of squat square ashlar gatepiers topped with ball finials at each flight of steps. The facade mouldings extend around to the first bay of the flanks. The eastern flank facing Byres Road has been reconstructed with a modern ground floor entrance. Inside, there is good plasterwork throughout, especially notable in No 17, along with some tiled fireplaces and good cast-iron balusters on the stairs.