Customs House, Bowling Harbour, Forth And Clyde Canal is a Grade B listed building in the West Dunbartonshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 May 1993. Canal office, residential accommodation. 7 related planning applications.

Customs House, Bowling Harbour, Forth And Clyde Canal

WRENN ID
waning-rampart-plover
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
West Dunbartonshire
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
9 May 1993
Type
Canal office, residential accommodation
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Circa 1800. 2-storey, 3-bay with attic and basement symmetrical gabled Classical style canal office and residential accommodation at strategic position at head of the western entrance to the Forth and Clyde Canal. White harl with contrasting stone margins and band courses. Forestair leads to entrance on canal side elevation. Pair of piend-roofed attic dormers. Grey slates, gable stacks. The windows are predominantly 6-over 6-pane timber sash and case.

Later external stair to rear to access upper floor and a later porch with decorative timber detailing.

The interior was seen in 2013. There are offices to the ground floor living accommodation above. The original room layout is largely extant and there are some internal features, including a timber fire surround, timber recess and an unusual bowed 6-panel timber door.

Store to north. Square-plan brick store with piended roof and timber slatted door.

Boundary walls and gatepiers. Coped wall to south with pair of capped square-plan gatepiers. There is a low rubble wall to the west.

Detailed Attributes

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