Cast Iron Gates, Retaining Walls, Arch To Service Court, 56, Partickhill Road Woodbank Carriage House, Glasgow

Circa 1841. 2-storey classical house, 3 bays with

additional single storey recessed E entrance bay, attached

outbuildings. Polished ashlar, squared rubble rear

elevations. Sash and case windows in architraves,

windows to front plate glass, those to rear with 12-pane

glazing, plinth.

MAIN ELEVATIONS TO S: Greek Ionic central portico with

cornice and blocking course, flanked by console corniced

windows over centre bay. Pilastered single storey entrance

to E with 2 arched windows in return.

W RETURN: projecting side entrance to rear garden,

corniced with sculpted lion couchant. Splayed, corniced

axial stacks to E and W returns.

Rear elevation: 3 bays with central, round-headed narrow

stair light.

INTERIOR: Corinthian columned hall screen with responds.

Elaborately coffered, corniced vestibule and hall. Stone

staircase with cast-iron baluster. Console corniced

doors. Left upper room angle consoled marble

chimneypiece.

OUTBUILDINGS: attached to house by pedimented keyblocked

archway with sculpted eagle. Double-leaf wooden gates,

panelled fret work in upper part. Plain single-storey

buildings, loft with pigeon hole gable, stone coping, slate

roof.

Coped boundary wall. Cast-iron gates and piers.