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Glasgow, 2 Lancaster Crescent
House (19th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 2 Lancaster Crescent
Classification House (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Great Western Road
Canmore ID 167175
Site Number NS56NE 1725
NGR NS 56079 67891
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/167175
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Lancaster Crescent
A curious mixture of villa styles, linked into an unlikely terrace. No 1, 1898, Henry Higgins. Villa, set obliquely to rest of crescent, linked to No 2, figured pilasters at central entrance. No 2, c.1898, James Miller. Villa linked to Nos 1 and 3. Doric porch, leaded glass fanlight and door. Stained-glass stair window, Oscar Paterson. Nos 3-7, c.1898, James Lymburn Cowan and Nos 8-9, 1907, John Campbell McKellar, plainer curved terraced houses, Corinthian pilastered doors.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
