5 Argyll Arcade, Glasgow is a Grade A listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970.

5 Argyll Arcade, Glasgow

WRENN ID
fallen-banister-solstice
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow North MP: Martin Rhodes (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 December 1970
Address
5 Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, G2 8BA
OS grid reference
NS 590 650
Coordinates
55.85835, -4.25343
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

12-14 Argyll Arcade in Glasgow is an L-plan, two-storey arcade designed by John Baird I in 1827, connecting Argyle Street and Buchanan Street. The ground floor features modern shop fronts, although some pilasters from 1827 have been retained. The first floor windows have 16-pane glazing, separated by pilasters and topped with a continuous dentil cornice. There are curved windows at the entrance blocks and a curved bay at the junction. The dividing cornice is adorned with shields. Inside, there is a winding stone stair and a glazed cast-iron hammerbeam roof.

Local climate

5 Argyll Arcade, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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