159-167 West George Street, Glasgow

James Thomson (Baird and Thomson), 1859-60. 3- and 4-storey

commercial building, 8 x 12 bays. Symmetrical northern block

8 x 7 bays and additional 5 bay, 4-storey southern block on

Hope Street. Polished ashlar. 2nd and 3rd floor continuous

moulded cill band; dentil band, eaves modillion cornice,

solid parapet with panelled piers. All windows sash and case

in architraves, plate glass.

NORTHERN BLOCK: ground floor polished granite plinth rising

into door surround for bank entrance, channelled ground

floor, plain aprons; 2-light window in E bay, pilastered

entry to upper floors, rest of windows single-light with

unusual 3-pane horizontal glazing, ground floor modillion

cornice. 1st floor windows consoled and corniced with

sculpted paterae frieze and independent mutule cornice; 2nd

floor cill band; main entablature with pulvinated, panelled

frieze, dentil band modillion cornice.

SOUTHMOST BAYS TO HOPE STREET: floor levels arranged to give

3rd floor of same height as 2nd in main block, all linked by

main cornice. Ground floor with modern shops. 1st floor

windows consoled and corniced; 2nd floor corniced. Main

entablature with plain frieze.