Glasgow, 84-86 Clarkston Road, Couper Institute And Library
Institute (19th Century), Library (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 84-86 Clarkston Road, Couper Institute And Library
Classification Institute (19th Century), Library (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Cooper Institute And Library
Canmore ID 166770
Site Number NS56SE 792
NGR NS 58185 60392
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/166770
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Cathcart (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Couper Institute, 84-86 Clarkston Road, 1887, James Sellars
Vigorous Scots Renaissance with first-floor Venetian window, stone bracketed balcony and belltower with spire. A late Sellars building, produced while his partner was ill and he was overworked preparing the 1888 International Exhibition. Library and Hall, 1923, John Alfred Taylor (J A T) Houston. English Baroque, rubble and ashlar dressings with sculpted details.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NS56SE 792 58185 60392
Couper Institute [NAT] (at NS 58184 60384)
Library [NAT] (at NS 58216 60406)
OS (GIS) MasterMap, July 2010.
NMRS REFERENCE
Glasgow, 84-86 Clarkston Road, Cooper Institute and Library.
ARCHITECT: Campbell Douglas & Sellars 1888 (Jas. Sellars).
J. A. T. Houston 1923-24 (Library and South-West additions only).
(Undated) unformation in NMRS.
