Basic Site Details Name: | British Linen Bank Eglinton Street | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | GLASGOW - New premises for the British Linen Company's Bank, at the corner of Eglinton and Norfolk streets, have been erected from a design by Messrs Salmon, Son, & Ritchie, architects. This pile of building, which has cost nearly £10,000, is of a very imposing character, the style being an adaptation of Italian Gothic. The banking office is situated at the corner, and consists of telling-room, agent's-room, safe, retiring-room, etc. The entrance is by a doorway placed at the angle, having a three-quarter column with foliated capital on cither side, bearing a pointed arch, within the segment of which is sculptured the figure of Minerva. The timber finishings are all stained and varnished. [Building News 20 December 1872 p 490]
| Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Bank | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 1, Eglinton Street | Yes | | | Norfolk Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1871 | 1872 | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 28 July 1871 | | | | | Building News | 20 December 1872 | | | p490 |
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