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Police Call Box, Buchanan Street, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8605 / 55°51'37"N

Longitude: -4.254 / 4°15'14"W

OS Eastings: 259023

OS Northings: 665334

OS Grid: NS590653

Mapcode National: GBR 0LL.QX

Mapcode Global: WH3P2.MYHM

Plus Code: 9C7QVP6W+69

Entry Name: Police Call Box, Buchanan Street, Glasgow

Listing Name: Buchanan Street, at Royal Bank Place, Police Box

Listing Date: 26 September 1995

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 375766

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32825

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200375766

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Anderston/City/Yorkhill

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

To design by Gilbert MacKenzie Trench, 1928, erected circa 1935. Reinforced concrete police box, square-plan and panelled with two-leaf doors and block frieze with tablet for 'POLICE' sign. Roof stepped inwards with circular, dome-capped metal finial (lamp/ventilator) at centre. Upper panels of each face with six-pane glazing. Interior: not seen 1995.

Statement of Interest

Trench (1885-1979) was Architect Surveyor to the Metropolitan Police. Each police call box was intended to serve as a "miniature police station". There are three other listed examples of this type remaining in situ in Glasgow, at Cathedral Square (LB51059), Wilson Street (LB32803) and the Botanic Gardens (LB32515). The Buchanan Street police box was previously located at Royal Exchange Square.

Listed building record updated (2023) with information about other listed examples.

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