Curator's House, Botanic Gardens, 703 Great Western Road, Glasgow

Charles Wilson, architect; 1840 with later alterations.

Asymmetrical 2-storey villa with single storey wing and

conservatory to W. Droved ashlar with polished margins,

quoins and basecourse, all windows with raised margins.

Plain doorway set in SE re-entrant angle. Advanced bay to

right with carefully balanced window arrangement: 2 4-pane

windows at ground flank blind arched opening, 2 smaller

2-pane windows above flank blind window, heavy bracketted

cornice. Otherwise, plain eaves cornice. Continuous band

course at 1st floor cills. Sash windows with a variety of

glazing patterns.

At rear, modern external steps to upper floor (converted

circa 1956). Tall corniced stacks, octagonal cans. Piended

slate roof with tile cresting.

Interior much altered; egg and dart cornice to ground floor

S room.