View of lane from East. Digital image of C 5087 CN.
SC 724753
Description View of lane from East. Digital image of C 5087 CN.
Date 15/4/1993
Catalogue Number SC 724753
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 5087 CN
Scope and Content St Vincent Street Lane from east, Heron House, No 255 St Vincent Street, Glasgow Heron House, built 1967-71 by architects Derek Stephenson & Partners, is a complex of offices, car park and shops occupying a sloping site enclosing St Vincent Street Lane. This megastructure, which includes a 13-storeyed tower block, is built around the famous St Vincent Street Free Church which was built 1857-9 to designs by architect Alexander 'Greek' Thomson. This shows the lane which runs between the blocks of offices and the multi-storeyed car park. A glass-fronted section between the blocks contains stairs, lifts and washrooms. The walls are clad in 'Creetown' granite aggregate panels, and feature aluminium-framed windows, balconies and timber boarding. The idea of bringing cars into the centre of a complex of shops and offices was also seen in the massive Cumbernauld Town Centre built 1963-72. The Heron House complex has been selected as one of Scotland's key 20th-century Modern architectural monuments. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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