Glasgow, 124 Springkell Avenue
Gate Pier (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, 124 Springkell Avenue
Classification Gate Pier (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Beneffrey
Canmore ID 169141
Site Number NS56SE 968
NGR NS 55777 63055
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/169141
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Beneffrey, 124 Springkell Avenue, 1910, William Hunter McNab
Large asymmetrical Franco-Scots late gothic villa by William Leiper's successor. Mullioned and transomed leaded-pane casement windows, huge conical-roofed circular turret. Narrow pedimented gables and tall chimneystacks as used at West Princes Street, Helensburgh (see North Clyde Estuary Guide) and at Argyll Mansions, Oban (see Argyll and the Islands Guide). Fine interior, oak panelling, low-beamed ceilings, carved stone overmantles, high-quality plasterwork, G Bankart of G Jackson & Sons, for John Anderson. One of the last villas to be built in Pollokshields, it became a Strathclyde University Hall of Residence, and is now subdivided into three dwellings.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
