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47 Charlotte Street, Green Park, Helensburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0108 / 56°0'38"N

Longitude: -4.7241 / 4°43'26"W

OS Eastings: 230268

OS Northings: 683112

OS Grid: NS302831

Mapcode National: GBR 0F.T6PG

Mapcode Global: WH2M4.D5NW

Plus Code: 9C8Q276G+89

Entry Name: 47 Charlotte Street, Green Park, Helensburgh

Listing Name: 47 Charlotte Street, Greenpark

Listing Date: 30 June 1993

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 379033

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB34696

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200379033

Location: Helensburgh

County: Argyll and Bute

Town: Helensburgh

Electoral Ward: Helensburgh Central

Traditional County: Dunbartonshire

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Description

John Boyd, 1935. 2-storey L-plan asymmetrical Art Deco house. Vermiculated stuccoed elevations, brick plinth rendered cills and band course to balcony and parapet.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3 bays; window at ground and 1st floor to outer left, recessed bay to right with boarded 2-leaf door with brick architrave, tripartite French window (2-leaf door to centre flanked by narrow windows) to right, window above at 1st floor; further recessed bay to outer right with French window at ground, window in re-entrant angle at 1st floor and to outer right cantilevered parapet above, curved at angle. Cantilevered deck-balcony curved at angle to centre and outer right at 1st floor. Flight of steps to entrance with terrace to right enclosed by coped brick plinth.

E ELEVATION: window at ground and 1st floor to outer left, recessed

3 bays to right, window to centre flanked by narrower windoes, (new) door to outer right.

N ELEVATION: blocked door to outer left, 2 narrow windows to right; asymmetrical return to right, door off-centre left, window above to right, 2 narrow windows slightly recessed to right at ground, 3 above; tall stair window in re-entrant angle, door to right, 3 narrow windows at ground and 1st floor to right.

WEST ELEVATION: 2 widely spaced windows at ground and 1st floor, advanced chimney wall to centre with coped wallhead stack.

Fixed and casement metal windows with lying-pane glazing. Flat-roof terrace, original rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: fine timber panelled hall and stair. Many original features including sanitary fittings, Vitrolite tiles and chrome plumbing, fine etched glazed panelled door to roof terrace.

Statement of Interest

Built for R S McNicol on the foundations of Balvaird with burnt down in 1932. In the grounds Robert Sills' refurbishment of the former stables to Balvaird 1910, yellow sandstone and a portly cupola by A N Paterson. Street name changed from Abercromby Street East, 1994.

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