Description

Later 19th century. Large 3-storey and attic, 4 and 5 bay, Scots Baronial commercial corner building with street elevations to Exchange Street (E), Imperial Place (S) and Stirling Street (W). Corner turrets and crow-stepped gables to S. Tooled, coursed granite with ashlar dressings and band courses; ashlar to ground. Segmental- arched openings. 2 deep cavetto-moulded shouldered openings to Imperial Place, that to left a doorway. Later 20th century box dormers and mansard roof.

Predominantly timber 4-pane sash and case windows. Grey slate. Candle snuffer roofs to turrets with fish scale decorative slates.

INTERIOR: not visited at time of resurvey (2006) but believed to be substantially altered.

Statement of Interest

This is a large, impressive building with street elevations on three sides. Built in the then fashionable Scots Baronial style, the corner turrets and crow-stepped gables are a distinctive addition to the streetscape, and contrast with the surrounding classical style buildings.

Exchange Street and the surrounding area was redeveloped in the mid to late 19th century as a mixed use area with housing, commercial buildings and industrial units.

Previous List Description suggests that this was in use as a Masonic Hall in 1900.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata IDs Q56625351 Q56625352

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Recommended Books

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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)