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Latitude: 55.8537 / 55°51'13"N
Longitude: -4.2553 / 4°15'19"W
OS Eastings: 258916
OS Northings: 664583
OS Grid: NS589645
Mapcode National: GBR 0LP.GB
Mapcode Global: WH3P8.L4V8
Plus Code: 9C7QVP3V+FV
Entry Name: Laurieston House, 50-53 Carlton Place, Glasgow
Listing Name: 40-61 (Inclusive) Carlton Place and 16 Nicholson Street
Listing Date: 15 December 1970
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 377221
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33499
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: 50 - 53 Carlton Place, Laurieston House
ID on this website: 200377221
Location: Glasgow
County: Glasgow
Town: Glasgow
Electoral Ward: Southside Central
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
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Peter Nicholson, 1802-4. Classical 3-storey and basement 35-bay pedimented terrace. Ashlar front, channelled on ground floor. Curved Doric portico with balustrade and fanlight doors in advanced 6 bay centre, divided by 7 pilasters rising through 2nd and 3rd floors. Doric entablature. Main block to left has 4 original half-pilastered doorpieces. 1st floor 2-pane windows break through string course having cast iron balconies. Block to right was identical until 1902, when
architect R Duncan gave Nos 55-61 a new double pilastered doorway, blocking 2 old doorways and a mansard roof with cast iron brattishing.
Pavilion at No 40, 5 bays and Ionic aedicule door, the only original pavilion left. 7 bays front 16 Nicholson Street with a lower 3 bay continuation.
Interior: No 50-53, Laurieston House has exceptional plaster work with columns, pilasters, swags and cherubs in vestibule and stair well. Rubble rear with projecting curved stair turrets.
Cast iron railings and bootscrapers to front. Slate roof. Ridge stacks.
Originally 40 bays. No 63, pavilion, was replaced in 1908 by
a 5-storey red sandstone building, now 2 storey and not
listed. Listed A for quality of Laurieston House plasterwork.
Upgraded B to A 17.6.86.
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