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23-25 Townhead Street, Hamilton

A Category B Listed Building in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7757 / 55°46'32"N

Longitude: -4.0328 / 4°1'58"W

OS Eastings: 272587

OS Northings: 655469

OS Grid: NS725554

Mapcode National: GBR 018N.PD

Mapcode Global: WH4QX.03W3

Plus Code: 9C7QQXG8+7V

Entry Name: 23-25 Townhead Street, Hamilton

Listing Name: 15-27 (Odd Nos) Townhead Street

Listing Date: 4 May 1993

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 378888

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB34602

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200378888

Location: Hamilton

County: South Lanarkshire

Town: Hamilton

Electoral Ward: Hamilton North and East

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

Earlier to mid 19th century. 3-storey, 8-bay, asymmetrical, classically-detailed tenement with shops at ground floor. Cream sandstone ashlar, slate roof. Corniced ground floor (partly obliterated), corniced wallhead; architraved windows, block pediments to 1st floor, originally 12-pane sash and case, now mostly with modern out-of-character replacements. 2 close doors to ground floor, 4 modern shopfronts; 8 windows to 1st and 2nd floor; 3 ashlar ridge stacks, 2 cut-down, brick end stacks. INTERIOR: not seen.

Statement of Interest

Probably developed during the 1830s and 1840s at a similar time, and in a similar style to 8-24, 26-42 and 78-84 Cadzow Street, also listed.

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