Anchor Building, 12, 14, 16 St Vincent Place, Glasgow

The Anchor Building, located at 12, 14, and 16 St Vincent Place in Glasgow, was designed by James Miller and constructed between 1906 and 1907. This seven-storey commercial building features a basement and showcases Edwardian Renaissance architectural details. The facade is elaborately finished with Carrara wear and faience, while the sides and rear are constructed from brick.

The central entrance boasts a round-arched doorway adorned with a masque keystone, flanked by putti in the spandrels and an Ionic columned, segmental porch. Large rusticated windows on either side feature Mercury-masque keystones, and there are corniced Ionic porches in each outer bay, each topped with a cartouche. A consoled balcony on the second floor displays gilded shields, and the three central bays at this level are framed with channelled pilasters, creating a plinth for the tripartite recess that extends through the third, fourth, and fifth floors, divided by giant order Ionic columns. The building is finished with a dentil cornice and a balustraded eaves gallery that includes three column-framed openings for the central sixth-floor windows, while the outer bays are simplified.

On the Anchor Lane elevation, there are six irregularly spaced bays, with faience facing on the outer left bay that includes a moulded panel of windows. The remaining bays feature large multi-pane metal-framed windows separated by brick bands. The rear elevation, facing Citizen Lane, has irregular openings with large windows similar to those on the Anchor Lane elevation. The building also has small-pane sash and case windows, along with decorative wrought-iron two-leaf gates and an overthrow at the main entrance, as well as railings surrounding the basement recess.

Inside No. 12, the entrance hall is notable for its fine oak woodwork, which includes wainscot panelling and a segmental panel with fluted Ionic columns and cartouches surrounding a marble chimneypiece. The interior features exuberant 18th-century style plasterwork with wreaths, modillions, and swagged fruit, although the interiors of the west offices have been modernised.