History in Structure

8 Crown Terrace, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8756 / 55°52'32"N

Longitude: -4.3024 / 4°18'8"W

OS Eastings: 256053

OS Northings: 667116

OS Grid: NS560671

Mapcode National: GBR 08F.YH

Mapcode Global: WH3P1.WLF0

Plus Code: 9C7QVMGX+73

Entry Name: 8 Crown Terrace, Glasgow

Listing Name: 3-11 (Inclusive Nos) Crown Terrace, Rear Gardens Walls and Cast-Iron Railings

Listing Date: 15 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 374833

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32493

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200374833

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Partick East/Kelvindale

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

Tagged with: Building

Find accommodation in
Partick

Description

James Thomson, architect; circa 1873. Astylar symmetrical
terrace of 4 bay houses. 36 bays arranged 12-12-12, 2
storeys, attics and basement with 3-storey central pavilion.
Polished ashlar, mostly stonecleaned.
Steps oversailing basement to tripartite architraved doorway
flanked by panelled pilasters supporting cornice and parapet.
To left, canted bay window rises from basement through
2-storeys, with decorative pilaster capitals at 1st floor.
To right, 2 architraved single-light windows. At 1st floor,
windows architraved and with consoled cornice. 3-storey
pavilion as above with 2nd floor windows tripartite over bay,
otherwise single-light; lugged and architraved. Sash windows,
plate glass glazing. Continuous band course over ground and
at 1st floor cills; mutule main cornice. To pavilion, strings
at 2nd floor cills and consoled main cornice. Deep plain
parapet to whole terrace linking pilastered aedicular dormers
with ball finials. Over each bay window, tripartite dormers
with round-headed centre sash flanked by narrow lights;
otherwise dormers with triangular pediments. Slate roofs,
axial stacks, mostly octagonal flues. Cast-iron railings to
steps and basement.
Flank to Sydenham Lane: 5-bay, polished ashlar similarly
detailed; tall corniced wallhead stacks.
Rear elevation stugged ashlar, gardens enclosed with low
ashlar wall supporting spearhead railings.

Statement of Interest

Part of Crown Circus A group.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.