Is this the best gushet building in Glasgow? A gushet building is one constructed on a narrow strip of land at a junction between two roads (in this case Paisley Road West and Govan Road). Designed in a Renaissance style by Bruce and Hay, it was built in the 1880s as the Ogg Brothers Drapery Warehouse and Department Store.
James Sellars' 1888 Anderson College of Medicine om Dumbarton Road in Glasgow. Sellars is a highly underrated Glasgow architect, and if you're interested in learning more about his work, there'a a free talk on at thr Mitchell Library in Glasgow today (16 May 2024) at 6pm. More info can be found at:
The domes and finials of the former Govan Town Hall on the southside of Glasgow. Designed by Thomson and Sandilands in a Beaux Arts
Renaissance style, it was built between 1897 and 1902.
New and old buildings on Hope Street in Glasgow. The central building was built around 1900 and was designed by J.J. Burnet. The older building to its right was built around 1875. The newer one to its left, was built in the 1980s.
Atlantic Chambers on Hope Street in Glasgow. Constructed in 1899, it was designed by J.J. Burnet in the Free style and influenced by contemporary 'elevator' buildings in Chicago. At the time it was built, it was described as being fitted out with all the latest features, like a passenger elevator going all the way to the top and electic lighting throughout!
I love the two buildings in the foreground of this photo, but especially the skinny little one where Subway is. They're on Argyle Street in central Glasgow and are just great bits of architecture. The signage on the ground floor shops does rather detract from the rest of the buildings, though.
Former warehouse on Argyle Street in Glasgow. Designed by James Thomson and R McConnel in a Venetian style, it was built in 1863. To the right (and just visible) is the Central Station viaduct created by James Miller and Donald Mathieson around 1900.
Love this little detail on the railings for George Smith's 1837 Townhouse development on Caledonia Place (now Newton Place) in the West End of Glasgow.
Elstow, an early Victorian Villa in the Dowanhill area of Glasgow. It was greatly altered and extended in the Scots Baronial style in the 1890s by the architect A.N. Peterson.
The former Wellpark Institute on Sydney Street in the East End of Glasgow. Built in an Italianate style in 1867, it was originally constructed as a Free Church school.
Characteristic features of the Scots Baronial architectural style. On the left is a pepperpot turret (also known as a tourelle), while to its right is a crow-stepped gable. Together these features help give Glasgow's many Scots Baronial buildings their distinctive look.
Glen Tower on Beaconsfield Road in the west of Glasgow. This grand Renaissance style villa with its distinctive tower feature was built around 1887. It's first occupant was James Thomson of the Finnieston Engine Works.
The curved western end to the terrace of classical townhouses of Royal Crescent in the west end of Glasgow. Built in the 1830s and 40s, and designed by Alexander Taylor, this terminus is very different in style from the grand classical pavillion at the eastern end.
The Lindsay Tenement on Snuff Mill Road in Glasgow. It was built in a Scots Renaissance style in 1863 by David Lindsay for the workers in his neighbouring mill, which, despite being known as the Snuff Mill, primarily made paper and cardboard for bookbinding.
The turrets and chimneys on Glasgow University's Thomson Building on the East Quadrangle doing their best impression of Hogwarts. It was designed by John Burnet and Son, and was built in 1900.