Gatepiers And Railings Quincentenary Gates, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970. Gatepiers and railings.
Gatepiers And Railings Quincentenary Gates, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow
- WRENN ID
- tall-jade-ash
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Glasgow City
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1970
- Type
- Gatepiers and railings
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Gatepiers and railings to University Avenue, A G Thomson, 1889; Quincentenary Gates, A Graham Henderson, 1952, with ironwork by Thomas Hadden & Co.. Coped boundary wall with cast-iron railings. Circular ashlar piers with banded rustication, conical heads with finials, diminutive niches in each direction at Pearce Lodge. Square-plan sandstone gatepiers to vehicular entrance with lower gatepiers and quadrant walls to flanking pedestrian entrances; decorative 2-leaf wrought-iron gates to vehicular entrance and single leaf gates to pedestrian entrances.
GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS: arrow-headed cast-iron railings.
QUINCENTENARY GATES: gatepiers with dated caps ('1451' and '1951') and cast iron lion and unicorn finials; decorative wrought iron gates containing 30 escutcheons. Flanking pedestrian gates of similar design.
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