Brown Institute, 41 Canal Street, Renfrew is a Grade B listed building in the Renfrewshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 October 1994. Institute. 2 related planning applications.
Brown Institute, 41 Canal Street, Renfrew
- WRENN ID
- muted-clay-swift
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Renfrewshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 October 1994
- Type
- Institute
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
1903, 2-storey, 3-bay modern movement red sandstone, snecked bullnosed rubble with polished ashlar dressing. Windows mainly leaded.
Scotch slate roof.
STREET ELEVATION: symmetrical. Central doorway with round-headed
doorway set into square-headed architrave, with three light 'fanlight'.
Elaborate sculpture panel inscribed Brown Institute 1903 below corbells of broad canted oriel. Flanking doorhead and panel are pilasters with
elaborate mannered capitals merging into corbels. Oriel is flattened, with 4-light mullioned and transomed central window and single transomed windows on the sides. At ground broad depressed arched openings, to left 5 light timber mullioned and transomed-window on right single shop front, both with multi-paned glazing in the head. Small single windows at first to left and right of oriel with chamfered ingoes. Wallhead has gablet cope, castellated over raised
parapet above oriel. Central Art Nouveau cupola roof ridge
ventilator with ogee-roof and wrought-iron finial.
Detailed Attributes
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