William White & Son's Clay Pipe Factory, Gallowgate:
Built 1876-79, and designed by architect Matthew Forsyth (1850-80). The former factory comprises of three ornate red and white brick buildings, which were originally linked by an equally ornate two storey building filling the site between the three buildings. The three buildings sited in the Gallowgate region at the east side of the Barras market area have Italian renaissance inspired design details and have some of the most intricate and ornate use of brick to be found within the city. It is thought the buildings were originally planned to be stone rather then brick, but latterly changed to brick for financial reasons. Due to the smaller size of bricks and the contrasting colour of the mortar this gives the building a fussier appearance than that which would have happened had the use of stone been employed. The two most ornate buildings face onto Bain Street, with the second building turning the corner of Bain Street and Moncur Street. These two buildings mirror each other's east elevations, the third plainer building is sited in the same block behind to the west, on the corner of Moncur Street and Gibson Street. Originally a clay pipe factory, the three buildings are currently a mix of commercial and residential usage. The buildings are category B listed.
street address: 10 Bain Street, Moncur Street and Gibson Street, Gallowgate, Glasgow, G40 2LA
Latitude / Longitude: 55.854682,-4.235776 (sourced using Google Maps)
view looking south-west across Bain Street at the two most ornate buildings
east elevation onto Bain Street of the first building
central rounded bay feature projecting from the east facade
south-east corner of the first building
round window detail at the top of the south facade of the first building, this elevation is mirrored by the building opposite to the south
the Bain Street buildings share identical east elevations. The top of the second building to the south has a detail above the 1877 building date which was originally mirrored on the first building.
view up the east facade of the second building
view up the ornate brick projecting bay turret feature in the central part of the two building's east elevations
ground floor arched doorway
the brick turret bay with it's alternate red and white brick banding is supported on a three part stone base which steps back into the building's facade. This is one of the few uses of stone in the building.
view up the east facade
1877 building date on the top of the second building, and the top detail which has been removed from the first building.
south-east corner of the site, with the gateway east entrance to the Barras market in the foreground. The south elevation of the second building is onto Moncur Street, to the west (left of photograph) is the third building.
south eelvation of the second building
ground floor window detail
south-west corner of the second building
south-east corner of the third building
south elevation
window bay with deeply recessed windows
the south facade is topped by two ornately fronted dormers on the attic floor
west end of the south facade
south-west corner of building three and the view north up Gibson Street
south-west corner with the second building visible along Moncur Street in the background
view south down Gibson Street with the plain north elevation of the third building visible
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