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Architectural Information
  • Building type: Offices
  • Date of construction: 1897
  • Architect: Young & Mackenzie
  • Listing: B
  • HB/SMR Ref: HB26/50/012
  • 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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Scottish Provident Institution, 1-11 Donegal Square West, Belfast

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Scottish Provident Institution, 1-11 Donegal Square West, Belfast

Baroque Late Victorian style in Glasgow Blonde Sandstone. Rusticated granite pilasters between shops. Chamfered corners rising to octagonal turrets with fish-scale copper roofs. Central bay set forward in shallow bow under pediment. Channelled first floor, giant order semi-fluted attached Corinthian columns on plinth supporting cornice to balustraded parapet

Building Stone Information

Stone Type Category: Buff-Pink Sandstone
Primary Stone Type: Glasgow Blonde Sandstone
Secondary Stone Type: Swedish Granite
Other Stone Type: Savoy Serpentine Marble
Replacement Stone Type:
Stonework Construction: Regular-coursed plain ashlar
Stonework Condition: Sandstone blockwork is in reasonable condition but with some evidence of isolated stone block deterioration and surface loss through flaking and granular disintegration.
Condition Assessment (QUB): 1

 

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