Description

Probably R and J Adam, circa 1790 with later alterations at ground and to roof. 4-storey (top storey is full attic over main cornice), 6-bay (10 window) by 4-bay commercial building, originally combined with domestic use, formerly with arcaded ground floor, and with regrettable modern mansard attic added. Painted ashlar, rusticated at ground to Wilson Street and 2 return bays at E and W. Depressed arch openings at ground floor.

Wilson Street (S): giant Ionic pilasters frame broad 1st and 2nd floor bays, paired to very slightly advanced outer bays. Inner bays each with 2 windows, architraved and corniced to 1st floor. Outer bays with 3-light windows, 1st floor with applied order, blind balustrades and pediments to centre lights; Diocletian in 3rd floor outer bays.

Return elevations (E and W): Burlington windows in 1st 2, 1st floor bays, with 3-light windows in each bay of 2nd and 3rd floors. Single windows above ground in 2, N side return bays.Plate-glass glazing pattern to sash and case windows.

Slated mansard with flat-roofed, 2-light dormers.

INTERIOR STEPS BAR, 62 GLASSFORD STREET: remodelled 1938. Entrance lobby with doors accessing lounge and bar. Bar with polished timber panelling lining walls; timber panelling enclosing square-plan pillars; flat ceiling with timber strapwork; bar counter along S wall. Timber doors accessing lavatories. Smaller lounge with timber panelled dado; stained glass window depicting the Queen Mary (Clyde-built Cunard Liner) with Spitfire flying above. Bench seating in bar and lounge; original (?) tables. Depressed-arch window recesses.

Statement of Interest

Robert Adam's Trades House lies close-by in Glassford Street. 60 Wilson Street is unfortunately mutilated.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17795169

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy