250 St Vincent Street, Glasgow

James Thomson, circa 1882, substantial internal remodelling

1987/8. Classical. 5-storey and basement, 9 x 9 bay former

hotel now commercial building. 3 x 2 bay corner section

advanced. Ashlar, channelled at ground floor. Central coupled, Corinthian column portico, corniced with solid parapet

supporting segmental pedimented scroll consoled aedicule

with sculpted tympanum. Sash and case windows, mainly in

architraves. Canted bay rising from ground to 1st floor in

advanced section to St Vincent Street with elaborately

architraved windows at ground floor, column mullions at 1st

floor, independent modillion cornice, blocking course.

Ground floor windows, 6 to St Vincent Street with recessed,

fluted frieze, continued for 2 bays to Douglas Street,

remaining 7 to Douglas Street plain. 1st floor windows on cill

band, console corniced (with aprons in N Douglas Street bays).

2nd floor cill band, consoled, corniced windows, tripartite

with segmental pediment above canted bay. Lugged architraves

to 4th floor. Mansard roof to western section. 2nd bay from

N in Douglas Street blind.