Savings Bank, 101, 103, 105 New City Road, Glasgow

Neil C Duff, 1909. Edwardian Baroque. 4-storey gushet block

with corner bank. Red ashlar, rusticated at ground floor with

voussoirs, boldly detailed at corner section. Sash and case

windows in architraves. Ground floor cornice. SE curved

corner section: open and broken segmental pedimented

semi-engaged doorpiece and sidelights with granite shafts and

corner pilasters; sculpted tympanum; angle figure sculptures

of cherubim; keyblocked, open pedimented, aediculed window

above; circular 3-bay section rising from 1st to attic floor

with 2-light window set in pilaster strips; blind balustrade

1st floor outer bays; bowed balconies at 3rd floor; mutule

cornice; sculpted corbelled balustrade, attic with circular

windows and turret roof; cast-iron finial.

Main block: ground floor cill band; sculpted keyblocked

arched windows (altered at NW angle); recessed, pedimented

entrances at northern return; angle quoin strips with

sculpted capitals.

NORTHERN RETURN: 2nd, 3rd and 4th bays from E canted from 2nd

floor, central bay canted from 1st with centre aedicule

window breaking through solid 2nd floor bracketted balcony;

open, broken pedimented aedicule lights in central bays of

outer canted bays; corniced keyblocked outer lights, sculpted

figure group over central bay in parapet. Extreme NW and 1st

return bay from N set in pilaster strip surmounted by open,

segmental pediments with sculpted tympana; keyblocked,

aediculed windows with blind balusters at 1st floor; 3rd

floor architraved, keyblocked window with pediment; bowed

cast-iron balcony.

WESTERN ELEVATION EXCLUDING NW CORNER: 3 bays, outer bays

blank; continuous solid bracketted parapet at 1st floor;

canted central bay with pedimented window at 1st floor.

SOUTHERN ELEVATION TO SHAMROCK STREET: variation of baroque

design with swagged sculpture.

Corniced ridge, axial, and wallhead stacks.