Basic Site Details Name: | Barony Parish Church | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Competition assessed by John Loughborough Pearson. At the time of the competition there was correspondence in the building journals from J B Wilson etc as Burnet's design had exceeded the cost limit.
Now the graduation hall of the University of Strathclyde. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Barony Church | Yes | | | Barony Established Church | | | | University of Strathclyde, Barony Hall | | | | University of Strathclyde, Graduation Hall | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Castle Street | Yes | | | Cathedral Square | Yes | | | 1, MacLeod Street | Yes | | | 6, Rottenrow East | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1886 | 1890 | | | | 1886 | | | Competition held | | 1898 | 1900 | | Further work, arcaded reredos of presbytery | | 1949 | | Design exhibited | Organ case | | After 1991 | | Alteration/conversion | Conversion of church to form Graduation and Examination Hall (restoration, re-design of lighting, alterations and extension to form winter garden and processional walkway) | | After 1991 | | Won award or awards | RIAS regeneration Award, Scottish Civic Trust Award, Europa Nostra Award |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Bennie Wilson | | | 1886 | | Unsuccessful competition design | | William Forsyth McGibbon | | | 1886 | | Unsuccessful competition design | | (Sir) John James Burnet | | A | 1886 | 1890 | Won competition and secured job | | Andrew Robb Scott | | A | 1886 | | Assisted with design - was the draughtsman in the office of Burnet Son & Campbell who drew out the project | | Burnet Son & Campbell | | A | 1886 | 1890 | Won competition and secured job | | John Archibald Campbell | | A | 1886 | 1890 | Won competition and secured job | | William Kerr | | A | 1886 | 1890 | Drawings - as assistant to J J Burnet | | (Sir) John James Burnet | | B | 1898 | 1900 | Further work, arcaded reredos of presbytery and completion of scheme | | John Burnet & Son | | B | 1898 | 1900 | Further work, arcaded reredos of presbytery and completion of scheme | | James Taylor Thomson | | C | 1949 | | Organ case | | James Taylor Thomson & McCrea (or Thomson & Partner) | | C | 1949 | | Organ case | | William McCrea | | C | 1949 | | Organ case | | Ian Robertson | | | 1989 | | Conversion of church to form Graduation and Examination Hall (restoration, re-design of lighting, alterations and extension to form winter garden and processional walkway).
Worked under David Leslie and Roddy McCallum
| | David James Leslie | | K | After 1991 | | Conversion of church to form Graduation and Examination Hall (restoration, re-design of lighting, alterations and extension to form winter garden and processional walkway) | | David Leslie Partnership | | K | After 1991 | | Conversion of church to form Graduation and Examination Hall (restoration, re-design of lighting, alterations and extension to form winter garden and processional walkway) | | Roderick McCallum | | K | After 1991 | | Conversion of church to form Graduation and Examination Hall (restoration, re-design of lighting, alterations and extension to form winter garden and processional walkway) |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1887 | | | | 850 (William Forsyth McGibbon design) | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | | | Hickey, M | 1994 | The University of Strathclyde, The Barony of Glasgow, The Great Hall of the University | | | | | Lang, J M | 1895 | Glasgow and The Barony Thereof | | | | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1949 | | | | 358 (Thomson & McCrea organ case) | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | Late 1886 | LI | | pp584 & 619 | | Building News | 29 October 1886 | | | | | Building News | 7 January 1887 | | | | | Building News | 14 January 1887 | | | Selected design illustrated |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of David J Leslie | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent April 2010 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32824 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John James Burnet: F v12 p145 (microfiche 116/G4) | | University of Strathclyde | AHAUS (Archive of Historical Architecture, University of Strathclyde) | T-MIN/18/8 | Also Barony Hall Leaflet (1994), University of Strathclyde Archives D726.5094 STR. |
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