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Post Office, 1 Annfield Place, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Dennistoun, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8587 / 55°51'31"N

Longitude: -4.2237 / 4°13'25"W

OS Eastings: 260912

OS Northings: 665070

OS Grid: NS609650

Mapcode National: GBR 0SM.WK

Mapcode Global: WH4QF.20ZG

Plus Code: 9C7QVQ5G+FG

Entry Name: Post Office, 1 Annfield Place, Glasgow

Listing Name: 1-16 (Inc Nos) Annfield Place, 1 and 2B Craigpark, Including Garden Walls to South

Listing Date: 17 June 1992

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 377985

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33884

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200377985

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Dennistoun

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

Built by 1851 (the year of the death of John Reid who bought Annfield in 1838 and feued the area for development). Long straight 2-storey south facing classical terrace, set back from and above Duke Street, behind frint garden area; Nos 14-16 detached, to E, beyond Craigpark, first 3 houses only of intended identical but uncompleted terrace; polished ashlar, now mostly painted, channelled at ground, 1st floor archtitraves linked to band course; 3-bay window houses, 2-house terminals shallow advanced and with blocking course. 3-bay flanks; doorways with inset recessed pilasters; windows plate glass sashes. Nos 1-4 and 7 have enlarged ground floor openings; stacks; continuous slated roof.

Garden area to front, beyond access road, enlocsed by low stone walls, decorative square piers at ends, modern iron railings.

Statement of Interest

Compares with the terraces in Glasgow's Park area.

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