Elmslea, 124 Observatory Road, Glasgow

Mid 19th century. 2-storey villa, droved painted ashlar with

polished margins. Depressed-arch ground-floor windows with

hood-moulds; round-arched 1st floor windows with bracketted

cills, all plate glass sashes.

Asymmetrical 3-bay elevation to S with canted window to

ground at right; bipartite window above with column-mullion.

Stepped back entrance to E flank with painted timber porch

with openwork spandrels. Round-headed moulded doorway,

double-leaf doors; vestibule door tripartite with glazed acid

etched lights.

W elevation 2-bay with projecting single storey windows,

square to left, canted to right; latter with bipartite window

above. Lower 2-storey service wing to rear. Timber bracketted

eaves, corniced wallhead stacks, slate roofs.

Stugged coped ashlar boundary/retaining walls; 2 pairs of

tall corniced ashlar gatepiers.