Glasgow, 705, 707 Govan Road, Trustee Savings Bank
Bank (Financial) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, 705, 707 Govan Road, Trustee Savings Bank
Classification Bank (Financial) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Broomloan Road
Canmore ID 167546
Site Number NS56NE 1809
NGR NS 55603 65581
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/167546
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Govan Savings Bank, 705-707 Govan Road, 1904, Eric A Sutherland
The standard bank site was required to be on a prominent corner. Here Sutherland enhanced the corner site with an elaborate elongated stone drum, the only feature not of conventional classical architecture. After flirting with the Glasgow Style and then Art Deco for his cinemas, Sutherland returned to a simplified classical palette for his later banks. Carved coats of Royal Arms, Richard Ferris.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
