Glenafton Nursing Home, 50 St Andrew's Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow

Built circa 1880. Shows influence of Alexander Thomson.

Large 2-storey villa at street corner site and with 2

front elevations, arched open porch (deriving from

Thomson's "the Knowe") in re-entrant angle closest to

main driveway entrance at street corner. Asymmetrical,

shallow out-set near eaves set above capitals of

pilasters which are recessed in window jambs. Stone-

cleaned stugged and snecked ashlar, polished dressings,

some sculptured/incised ornament. 2-bay elevation to St

Andrew's Drive with canted ground floor window left,

similar window faces Maxwell Drive, also tall stair

window (leaded glass panels). Deep bracketted eaves;

deep-eaved wide dormer to each front, eaves cut back to

St Andrew's Drive elevation, original fret-worked

brackets to Maxwell Road. Plate glass sashes; stacks;

slated platform roofs. Outbuildings to W, iron-railed

courtyard wall. Boundary wall stepped to street, unusual

main gateway, wide piers are elaborate, distinctive and

sculptured.