42 Virginia Street, Glasgow. Union Savings Bank of Scotland, built in 1867. Interesting to see more buildings in this street are listed but… there is always a but, only the façade, at least in this particular case. As I looked deeper, a tiny bit more of info came about, if it’s accurate, I’m not sure. The building was on the Buildings at Risk Register in 2007. The original insides are gone and it’s now part of Marks & Spencers but other sources report it empty. Who knows? A waste, regardless…
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that happens a lot, but still it wasn’t replaced by a box structure… I’ve seen great old building demolished totally and a glassbox put in their place.
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It’s a shame…
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It is a wonderful building. To have it just become a false promise is not good.
A lot of the Heritage listed buildings here are just the shell with the insides totally changed
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I honestly don’t see the point in that… there’s so much more than just a façade…
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The insides of historic buildings can be rabbit warrens and not fit for modern purposes. I am glad that the facade is retained though to at least give some sense of history and not be replaced by an ugly steel and glass box.
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I would agree to a point. I just think there’s an obsession with open plan office space. Does it really need to be that way, or could we try to keep historical buildings as they were designed?
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Open plan obsession is right, just a low cost way of building construction.
I agree with retaining the whole history of a building as the materials used were meant to last, unlike todays flimsy throwaway stuff
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Great door and facade, but shame about the interior…..
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Indeed 😦
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Handsome
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Thank you, Sheree!
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Some of the historic buildings in our area are being gutted and turned into residential units. It’s good that the buildings survive, but usually with modern (bland) windows and doors. This is a beautiful facade.
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From the comments here, that seems to be the way things are going…
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Sad
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Agreed: a waste.
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Indeed.
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Hi Sofia
Interesting, there are three different styles of windows, Romanesque, Classic, and contemporary, in one building. It looks harmonious.
Thanks for showing us your picture
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🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂
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