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26-36 Bell Street, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8579 / 55°51'28"N

Longitude: -4.245 / 4°14'41"W

OS Eastings: 259580

OS Northings: 665020

OS Grid: NS595650

Mapcode National: GBR 0NM.KV

Mapcode Global: WH3P8.R1S3

Plus Code: 9C7QVQ54+42

Entry Name: 26-36 Bell Street, Glasgow

Listing Name: 26-36 (Even Nos) Bell Street and 45 Albion Street

Listing Date: 4 September 1989

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 375443

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32623

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200375443

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Anderston/City/Yorkhill

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

Thomson and Sandilands, architects, 1904. Cast-iron
framed 6-storey Edwardian Baroque warehouse. 4-bays
with central bay wider, 2-bay similarly detailed elevation
to 45 Albion Street and wider angled bay to corner,
bowed to ground, 1st and 2nd, canted above. Each bay
has 3-window grouping.
Red ashlar sandstone, altered ground floor, channelled to
1st, 2nd and 3rd, with giant order partly fluted Ionic
pilasters supporting an entablature, dividing bays. 4th
and 5th floors with strip pilasters ornately carved at 4th,
panelled to 5th. All windows sash and case with plate
glass glazing. Off-centre wider bay to Bell Street with
elaborate entrance to ground. Carved consoled
segmentally pediment with elaborate tympanum over
pilastered keystoned doorway, double-leaf doors. Above
narrow lights flank advanced 3-window centre with giant
pilasters rising to curved pediment at 4th. Crowning
pediment over whole 5-window section, both pediments
with carved tympana. Balustraded parapet, facetted lead
dome to angle.
Tiled common stair hall with cast-iron balusters.

Statement of Interest

B group with 2-58 Albion Street, a similarly detailed

warehouse also by Thomson and Sandilands.

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