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Summary

Description

A N Paterson (Campbell Douglas and Paterson), 1908-10.

Edwardian Baroque. 5-storeys and attic, sunk basement, 3 x 5

main bays. Polished ashlar, channelled at ground floor. 1st

floor deep corbelled balustraded balcony broken at 1st bay

from E, Nelson Mandela Place; modillion cornice; balustraded

parapet with raised, corniced dies. Open pedimented,

keyblocked aedicule windows at angles in attic.

ELEVATION TO NELSON MANDELA PLACE: giant open segmentally

pedimented central doorpiece with lion mask corbels, plain

flanking lights. 1st and 2nd floor shallow canted central

tripartite bay flanked by vertically linked bipartite

windows; ground floor windows corniced with incised

architraves; 1st and 2nd in decorative architraves, 3rd floor

2-light, architraved windows with stone transomes; 4th floor

architraved single lights.

ELEVATION TO BUCHANAN STREET: repeats Nelson Mandela Place

window arrangement with central advanced 3-bay section

flanked by pilaster strips.

INTERIOR: finishes by Wylie and Lochhead with Guthrie Wells

and Scott Morton; plasterwork by George Bankart.

Statement of Special Interest

Built as The Liberal Club, became the Royal Academy of Music

and Dramatic Art (latter moved to new premises 1987).

Upgraded B to A 21.7.88.

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