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1A Victoria Circus, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8793 / 55°52'45"N

Longitude: -4.2984 / 4°17'54"W

OS Eastings: 256312

OS Northings: 667516

OS Grid: NS563675

Mapcode National: GBR 09D.Q5

Mapcode Global: WH3P1.YH96

Plus Code: 9C7QVPH2+PJ

Entry Name: 1A Victoria Circus, Glasgow

Listing Name: 11 and 11A Horselethill Road and 1A Victoria Circus with Balustrading Walls and Gatepiers

Listing Date: 28 July 1987

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 374985

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32525

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200374985

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Partick East/Kelvindale

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

Circa 1875. Large asymmetrical double villa, polished ashlar,
droved or smooth rusticated basement. 2 storeys, attics and
basement. Stepped irregular elevations to NW and E with
2-storey bows, corbelled bow oriel and projecting square
windows; otherwise plain single light windows. Plate glass
sashes, some upper sashes leaded.
Steps with balustraded parapets to Roman Doric doorpieces,
entrance bay rises to 3-storey tower features with
round-arched windows to 2nd floor. Double-leaf panelled
doors; vestibule doors tripartite with leaded glass panels.
Band-course at 1st floor cills, deeply overhanging timber
bracketted eaves. Steeply pitched and swept slate roofs; tall
corniced axial and wallhead stacks, octagonal cans. Variety
of dormer shapes, some with lead finials, some roof
brattishing.
Stugged ashlar rear.
Interior: altered during conversion to flats, but many
original decorative features remain; timber dado panelling,
cornice and ceiling plasterwork; Corinthian column screen to
hall.
Low droved or rendered coped boundary/retaining wall with 2
pairs of coped square ashlar gatepiers.

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