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Thorncliffe, 1 Victoria Circus, Dowanhill, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.879 / 55°52'44"N

Longitude: -4.2995 / 4°17'58"W

OS Eastings: 256243

OS Northings: 667479

OS Grid: NS562674

Mapcode National: GBR 09D.J9

Mapcode Global: WH3P1.XHSG

Plus Code: 9C7QVPH2+H5

Entry Name: Thorncliffe, 1 Victoria Circus, Dowanhill, Glasgow

Listing Name: 1 Victoria Circus (Thorncliffe)

Listing Date: 28 July 1987

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 375302

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32588

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200375302

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Partick East/Kelvindale

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

Mid 19th century. Detached villa with classical details;
2-storeys and attics. Main elevation 3-bay with recessed
2-bay wing to W. Polished ashlar, smooth rusticated quoins.
Main elevation: steps to Doric pillar porch with antefixae
to low piended roof with low cast-iron railings to parapet.
Pilastered arched doorpiece; double-leaf panelled doors.
Flanking porch at ground, canted windows, corniced and with
blocking course, supporting low decorative cast-iron
railings. 1st floor windows architraved, bipartite over
canted windows.
Recessed wing to W. 2-bay simply detailed with bipartite
architraved windows. Stugged ashlar E flank and rear: windows
with polished margins. 5-bay asymmetrical rear elevation with
single storey range of domestic offices projecting SE. To
right, 7-light bow window to ground and 1st floors.
Tall arched central stair window with leaded glass. Attic
billiard room with long low arcaded top light. Tall corniced
axial stacks, some octagonal flues, slate roofs.
Droved ashlar boundary wall with polished coping; tall square
painted ashlar corniced gatepiers.

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