Langside Hall, 1 Langside Avenue, Glasgow

John Gibson (of Gibson and MacDougall) 1847-9 as National

Bank of Scotland, Queen Street; re-erected without

significant change on this site 1901; A B MacDonald City

Engineer, assistant in charge named Horne. Rich Italian

Renaissance, with sculpture by John Thomas of London;

2 storeys over basement, symmetrical 5-bay front, all

rusticated; Ionic pilasters at ground - columns central -

and round-arched openings with masked keystones, Corinthian

order above, pedimented windows and swagged frieze, crest

central over wall-head and finials; roof concealed from

street; balustraded basement area. Interior work and rear

additions, also by MacDonald (James Sellars had previously

re-modelled Banking Hall in 1856).