Description

Probably Burnet, Boston and Carruthers, circa 1905. 4-storey,
11-bay Scottish 17th century detail, City Improvement
Trust tenements. Red sandstone ashlar front and sides,
cream ashlar at rear. Original shop fronts retained at
ground with timber pedimented doorcases. Ashlar open
pediments to closes (that to right segmental). Moulded
cornice above ground. Gabled bay at centre and crowstepped
gables to outer bays. Canted windows to 1st and 2nd floor
in centre bay, flanking bay to left and outer bay to right,
corbelled to square above, and full-height canted window
to outer left. Majority of windows single, but some stone
mullioned bipartites and tripartites. 2 2nd floor windows
with pediment heads, 2 with cornices; Glasgow shield below
2nd floor window above right close. Broken segmental panel
in gablehead bipartite at centre.
E (BIRRELL'S LANE) ELEVATION: gabled with stack to left and
centre, flat-roofed bay to right; bipartite and single
windows.

Statement of Interest

Simpler and later variants on the Bell O' the Brae High Street tenements, listed separately. Burnet, Boston and Carruthers

gained planning permission for 7 tenements on the High

Street/Duke Street block in 1902.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17792668

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