12 Crown Terrace, Glasgow

16 Crown Terrace in Glasgow is a classical terrace building designed by architect James Thomson around 1880. The terrace is truncated at the west and consists of 20 bays arranged in a 4-12-4 configuration. It features two storeys with attics and a basement, along with three-storey terminal pavilions.

No. 12 has a four-bay elevation, while Nos. 13-17 have paired two-bay elevations with doorpieces located in the inner bays. The steps leading to the entrance oversail the basement and lead to architraved tripartite doors with glazed sidelights, which are flanked by pilasters that support a cornice. There are double-leaf storm doors and a vestibule door that is also tripartite with glazed sidelights. Flanking doors lead to two-storey canted windows. All windows are architraved, with consoled and corniced designs on the first floor. The windows are sash with plate glass glazing. A continuous moulded band course runs along the cills, and there is a modillion cornice at the pavilions.

The two-storey range has a plain main cornice with a deep panel parapet, which is interrupted by architraved round-arched dormers topped with ball finials. The building features corniced axial stacks with octagonal flues and slate roofs. The flank of No. 12 has a three-bay polished ashlar elevation that is similarly detailed, with corniced wallhead stacks, while the flank of No. 17 is constructed of brick. The rear elevation is made of droved ashlar with predominantly four-pane glazing.

There are cast-iron railings leading to the steps and basement. To the east of the carriageway, there is a pair of square ashlar gatepiers that are corniced and chamfered. At the rear of No. 12, there is a single-storey and attic mews cottage located at 12 Sydenham Lane. This cottage is constructed of droved stone-cleaned ashlar with polished margins and features gabled bays with vehicle access to the ground. Above the central single-storey bay, there is a round-arched window with a pilastered doorpiece. The east elevation has three-light windows with pilaster mullions and a door to the right, along with a bipartite window on the first floor.