Location

Location.

The building is one of the symmetrical classical Georgian townhouses located on St Vincent Street, between Blythswood St and Douglas Street.

Blythswood Hill is one of the central hills overlooking the River Clyde, in the city of Glasgow. The area was developed as one of its prestigious residential areas from 1800 onwards, being known then as the magnificent New Town of Blythswood. The terrace formed part of the redevelopment of the Blythswood estate as a spacious new town (suburbs of Glasgow), located to the west Glasgow’s over-populated city centre. Later on, the terrace was converted for commercial use in the late 19th century, as residents moved out to the developing West End and southern suburbs.

St Vincent Street on Blythswood Hill, Glasgow around 1830, viewing east. Private collection of Joseph Swan.

243-245 St Vincent Street. North Elevation.

The building is entered via a flying staircase which leads to two doors. The twodoor arrangement allowed for separate accesses to the residential and office space, and this feature in my proposal has not been changed.