133, 135, 137 West George Street, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 21 July 1988. Office building. 11 related planning applications.
133, 135, 137 West George Street, Glasgow
- WRENN ID
- old-cellar-rook
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Glasgow City
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 21 July 1988
- Type
- Office building
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
James Thomson, 1896-97. Free classical, 6-storey (including mezzanine) office building, ground floor altered Thomas Tait 1933; 3 x 7 unequal bays. Polished red ashlar. Sash and case windows in architraves.
Original entrance at No 137 West George Street arched, pilastered doorpiece with mask keyblock, at head of steps with polished granite die walls. Sandstone ground floor with fluted pilasters dividing bays, bronze dressings, granite plinth.
ELEVATION TO WEST GEORGE STREET: windows arranged 2-3-2, central bay advanced. Ground floor mutule cornice. Richly sculpted, bracketted 1st floor cornice supporting 2nd floor solid balcony; pilastered, arched windows with panelled spandrels, keyblocked, corniced, central window aediculed with granite shafted columns. 3rd floor windows, lugged architraves. 4th floor Corinthian columns to arcaded windows,
sculpted frieze, bracketted cornice. Balustraded die parapet, pierced over centre bay, flanked by finials.
ELEVATION TO RENFIELD STREET: repeating West George Street detailing. Windows arranged 3-2-1-1-3-2. Granite columned tripartite at 1st floor supporting arched aedicule window with flanking columns above. Arched columned window, 4th bay from N at 2nd floor, flat-headed columned window 6th bay at 3rd floor, broken segmental pediment with sculpted tympanum over.
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