Steps And Retaining Wall, Kelvinside Terrace West, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970. Retaining wall, staircase.
Steps And Retaining Wall, Kelvinside Terrace West, Glasgow
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-tin-azure
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Glasgow City
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1970
- Type
- Retaining wall, staircase
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Probably Alexander Thomson; circa 1872. Large curved retaining wall below roadway of Kelvinside Terrace with wide staircase to W, leading from former Queen Margaret bridge (demolished circa 1971); to E of new Queen Margaret Bridge.
RETAINING WALL: battered retaining wall of stugged and squared masonry with ashlar cope. Blind arcade with engaged stugged pilasters, to parapet of wall to E side of steps. Short colonnade to parapet to centre of wall, consisting of Tuscan columns with flared capital supporting ashlar entablature with detailing to cornice; coped square piers flanking colonnade. Lugged ashlar frame flanked by corbel table to E section of wall. E section of wall topped with plain cast iron railings and coped rectangular-plan piers.
STEPS: staircase of 66 steps flanked by ashlar-coped, stugged balustrade walls. Plain cast-iron handrail down centre of steps.
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