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59 Bell Street, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Latitude: 55.8579 / 55°51'28"N

Longitude: -4.2434 / 4°14'36"W

OS Eastings: 259679

OS Northings: 665024

OS Grid: NS596650

Mapcode National: GBR 0NM.WV

Mapcode Global: WH3P8.S1J2

Plus Code: 9C7QVQ54+5J

Entry Name: 59 Bell Street, Glasgow

Listing Name: 59-83 (Odd Nos) Bell Street and 6 Walls Street Known As 59 Bell Street

Listing Date: 4 September 1989

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 375441

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32621

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200375441

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Anderston/City/Yorkhill

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

John Carrick and A B Macdonald circa 1890, altered and attic storey by Burnet, Boston and Carruthers, 1908. 4-storey and attic commercial building, painted ashlar, channelled to 1st, cast-iron framed building. 12-bay elevation to Bell Street, 9-bay elevation to Walls Street, both similarly detailed.

Good cast-iron framed shopfronts to ground dating from 1908 alterations. End bays shallow advanced and flanked by pilasters in each floor, tripartite windows. Otherwise all single light windows, architraved to 1st and 2nd. All with replaced sash and case windows with plate glass upper sashes and 2-pane lower. Cill band to 1st, deep mutule cornice over 2nd eaves cornice. Slated mansard roofs, projecting aedicular pedimented dormers, round arched windows. Some tall square stacks. Over end bays French style slated roofs pavilioned at angle.

Statement of Interest

See also 61-65 High Street.

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