Description

George Beattie & Son (W Hamilton Beattie), 1864; subsequent alterations. 4-storey and attic broad single canted bay neo-Greek block with modern shopfront at ground surmounted by original scrolled balustrade. Polished cream sandstone ashlar. 1st and 2nd floors articulated by giant Tower of the Winds order fluted columns supporting heavy entablature; 3rd floor attic storey with later mansard attic above. Architraved windows, paired at centre, with central consoled pediment with acroteria at 1st floor. Paired dormer to mansard.

Plate glass timber windows; sash and case at 1st floor. Grey slates; ashlar coped skews and stacks.

INTERIOR: modern retail premises at ground.

Statement of Interest

This late flowering of the Greek revival reflects Beattie?s early purism.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17803909

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