243, 245, 255, 257 Main Street, Wishaw is a Grade C listed building in the North Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 March 2001. Tenement.
243, 245, 255, 257 Main Street, Wishaw
- WRENN ID
- dusk-chamber-starling
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 30 March 2001
- Type
- Tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
James Cowie, 1894. 3-storey, 6-bay, slightly asymmetrical, rectangular-plan, retro-Mannerist, tenements with shops at ground. Squared and snecked, droved red sandstone with ashlar margins. Cill course between ground and 1st floor, eaves course and cornice.
NE (MAIN STREET) ELEVATION: modern shop fronts at ground with square headed pend to 1st bay. Venetian window with hoodmould broken by projecting keystone to1st floor outer left bay; square-headed window breaking eaves to 2nd floor with medallion pediment with 'DN' cipher. Slightly canted window to 1st floor of 2nd bay to left; segmental headed, 3-light window above; all inscribed by blocked cavetto moulded arch and flanking quoins. Corniced attic storey. 2 bays repeated in bays 3 to 6. Except medallion ciphers:'1874' in bay 3, 'DN' in bay 5.
SW (REAR) ELEVATION: irregular fenestration. 2 large advanced, brick stair towers with lean-to roofs.
NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: obscured by abutting building.
SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: obscured by abutting building.
Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows with modern double glazing to bays 1 and 2. Finialed piended roofs to attic storey bays. Grey slates, lead flashing. Cast-iron rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: not seen 2000.
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