Maryhill Public Library, 1502-1508 Maryhill Road, Glasgow

James R Rhind, 1903-1905. 2-storey and basement public

library with Renaissance 5-bay elevation to Maryhill Road.

Polished ashlar rusticated at basement, banded at ground,

stonecleaned.

Advanced outer bays; to left, to main pilastered and

pedimented entrance with carved typmpanum. Round-arched

doorway with recessed double-leaf doors and fanlight. Above

door, single architraved corniced window with oculus above.

To extreme right, steps to plainer architraved doorway with

oculus over. Pedimented 1st floor window.

Central 3 bays: single windows to ground with pilaster

architraves, 1st floor windows round arched with pilastered

reveals. Heavy band course over ground supports Ionic columns

flanking windows. Casement windows with central dividing

astragal and 6-pane glazing to 1st floor. Frieze at eaves

inscribed Maryhill Public Library. Heavy cornice with

deep plain parapet. Segmental pediment to left bay with

sculpture group over.