Gorbals Public Library, 45 South Portland Street, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 27 August 2004. Library.
Gorbals Public Library, 45 South Portland Street, Glasgow
- WRENN ID
- muffled-pillar-yew
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Glasgow City
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 27 August 2004
- Type
- Library
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Office of Public Works, circa 1930. 2-storey and basement 6-1-7 bay near square plan classical former Gorbals Library on corner site. Coursed red sandstone ashlar to principal elevations, red brick to other elevations. Round-arched doorpiece, eaves cornice, parapet. Openings set in recesses, bays predominantly articulated by stylised pilasters. Bays 1 to 4 and 10-14 advanced.
SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: (at corner of South Portland Street and Norfolk Street) near-central single bay with steps oversailing basement. Wide entrance with semicircular fanlight above set in round-arched doorpiece. Above, bipartite windows to 1st and 2nd floors. Flanked by 2-bay 4-storey sections. To left, 4-bay section. To right, 5-bay section.
E ELEVATION: to left, 2-storey and basement 5-bay section. To right, advanced blank section, to far right, 5-storey single bay section.
Modern glazing. Modern slightly pitched metal roof.
INTERIOR: altered. Original staircase with metal railing intact.
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