Listed Building

The only legal part of the listing under the Planning (Listing Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the address/name of site. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing – see 'About Listed Buildings' below for more information. The further details below the 'Address/Name of Site' are provided for information purposes only.

Address/Name of Site

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, GILMOREHILL CAMPUS BUILDING E10, 57-69 (ODD NUMBERS) OAKFIELD AVENUE INCLUDING GATEPIERS, BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGSLB32236

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
B
Date Added
15/12/1970
Local Authority
Glasgow
Planning Authority
Glasgow
Burgh
Glasgow
NGR
NS 57139 66851
Coordinates
257139, 666851

Description

Circa 1868. 3-storey, attic and basement, 21-bay (arranged 6-9-6) classical terrace of 7 townhouses with advanced terminal pavilions. Polished ashlar, channelled at ground. Continuous band-course over ground and at eaves; string courses at 1st and 2nd floor cills.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: Steps oversailing basements to recessed doorpieces. All upper windows architraved; those at 1st floor consoled and corniced with frieze of disc moulding. Flanks and rear elevation droved ashlar with continuous band courses between floors. No 69 much repaired stonework.

Plate glass timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roofs; mutual stacks; some octagonal cans.

INTERIORS (seen 1988): plaster cornice and ceiling roses remain; cast-iron balusters to stairs.

GATEPIERS, BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: square ashlar gatepiers. Low coped ashlar wall with elongated spearheaded cast iron railings to steps.

Statement of Special Interest

Oakfield Avenue is part of a complete classical terrace of continuous design stretching the length of the street and dating from the mid 19th century. The terrace is well designed and the continuous unified façade makes a good contribution to the streetscape of the surrounding area which is characterised by villa developments. The interiors were characterised by high quality materials and in particular the use of elaborate cornicing and plasterwork.

Formerly listed as '57-69 (Odd Nos) Oakfield Avenue'. Originally known as 'Wilson Street'. Part of Oakfield Avenue (odd numbers) B Group.

List description updated as part of review of the University of Glasgow Hillhead Campus, 2011. The building number is derived from the University of Glasgow Main Campus Map (2007), as published on the University's website www.gla.ac.uk.

References

Bibliography

Ordnance Survey, Large Scale Town Plan: Glasgow, 1894; Glasgow Post Office Directory 1893-94; A Gomme, D Walker, Architecture of Glasgow, (1968) p. 293; C McKean, D Walker, F Walker, Central Glasgow: Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Illustrated Architectural Guide, (1989) p. 189; E Williamson, A Riches, M Higgs, The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow, (1990) p. 350.

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

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These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

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