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8 Somerset Place, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8663 / 55°51'58"N

Longitude: -4.2777 / 4°16'39"W

OS Eastings: 257561

OS Northings: 666024

OS Grid: NS575660

Mapcode National: GBR 0FJ.YV

Mapcode Global: WH3P2.8T76

Plus Code: 9C7QVP8C+GW

Entry Name: 8 Somerset Place, Glasgow

Listing Name: 2-14 (Inclusive Nos) Somerset Place and 2, 4 Clifton Street (Sauchiehall Street)

Listing Date: 15 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 376775

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33202

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200376775

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Anderston/City/Yorkhill

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

John Baird I, begun 1840. Classical terraced block of 2-storey and basement, 3-bay houses raised to 3-storey at 2 centre houses and at flatted ends. Eastern pavilion demolished and replaced. 44 bays arranged 5-15-6-15; 6 return bays to Clifton Street arranged 1-1-2-2; 1st return bay blind. Ashlar, partly painted, channelled at ground floor at western pavilion and at basement in main block with flat arches over windows. Each entrance in main front at head of steps oversailing basement area; Ionic columned porticos with Doric responds and fanlights at No 7, 8, and 14; ramped architraved, consoled and corniced doorways with fanlights, recessed pilasters at Nos 2-6 and 9-13; 2 pilastered corniced doorpieces at Nos 2 and 4 Clifton Street. Basement band.

Eastern ground floor windows in architraves, corbelled cills. 1st floor cill band; corniced windows pedimented in central section. 3rd floor cill band. Eaves cornice; balustraded parapet (partially removed) in lower sections, parapet in raised sections. Some set back dormers. End and ridge stacks.

INTERIOR: No 14 corniced vestibule with consoled band. No 13 Greek Ionic hall screen. Corinthian carved timber screen at 1st floor - in most houses. Cast-iron spear-headed railings.

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