17 Lynedoch Crescent, Glasgow

George Smith, architect; 1845-48. Classical crescent

arranged round D-shaped garden, and continuing into

Lynedoch Street. 2 storeys and attics over basement

with 3-storey inner and terminal pavilions. 6, 18, 22

and 24 Lynedoch Street detailed as terminal pavilions.

3-bay elevation per house. Polished ashlar, painted or

stonecleaned; channelled at ground at terminal

pavilions. Steps oversailing basement to architraved

doorpieces with consoled cornice, fanlights and

pilastered reveals. Inner pavilions with paired Greek

Doric porches. Outer pavilions, door with pilastered

reveals and fanlights. Ground floor windows of crescent

architraved and aproned with consoled cornices. All

upper windows architraved, corniced at 1st floor. Sash

windows; mostly 4-pane or plate-glass glazing. Continuous

string course over ground and at 1st floor cills (except

at inner pavilions). Cill bands at 2nd floor of

pavilions; eaves cornice; blocking course. Roof

balustrade at Nos 10 and 11. Axial stacks, slate roofs.

Cast-iron railings to basement and steps. Blocked door

between Nos 16 and 17; basement steps removed; possibly

late 19th century alteration. Good interior plasterwork

for example at No 7; Corinthian pilasters and column

screen; elaborate cast iron balusters to staircase. An

attic floor was added to No 9 by John A Campbell, 1902.

Gardens to crescent enclosed by low ashlar wall.