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Glasgow, 32 Westbourne Gardens South

Terraced House (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Glasgow, 32 Westbourne Gardens South

Classification Terraced House (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 248467

Site Number NS56NE 4392

NGR NS 56100 67632

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Glasgow, City Of
  • Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District City Of Glasgow
  • Former County Lanarkshire

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Westbourne Gardens

Nos 1-18 Westbourne Gardens, 1872, James Thomson. Renaissance terraced houses, with taller end pavilions and corbelled first-floor windows. Extensions to rear of No 1, 1905, David Barclay, include Doric columned screen with segmental arch over wrought-iron fanlight. Nos 28-41, c.1876. Unique design of large Gothic terraced houses, with taller end pavilions. Vigorous details include foliate capitals to door columns. Good cast-iron railings to steps and basement. Nos 49-51, c.1875, Alexander Thomson. Classical terraced houses, Ionic porches, ashlar first-floor balconies with good cast-iron balustrade to Nos 50-51. The end house destroyed in Second World War.

Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

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