Basic Site Details Name: | Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance and Junior Conservative Club | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The original commission for this was given to John Burnet in 1868 but Bryce was called in as consultant and after producing a more elaborate scheme was given the job. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Scottish Widows Building | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Office | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Renfield Street | Yes | | | 112-114, West George Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1868 | 1869 | | | | 1871 | | | Internal recontruction | | 1932 | | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops | | 23 May 1952 * | | Alteration/conversion | Plans to be prepared for alterations and additions | | 1958 | 1960 | | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. | | 1970s | | Alterations and additions | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | | David Bryce | | | 1868 | 1869 | | | John Burnet (senior) | | | 1868 | | First scheme for Junior Conservative Club - displaced by Bryce. | | Charles George Hood Kinnear | | C | 1871 | | Internal recontruction | | John Dick Peddie | | C | 1871 | | Internal recontruction | | Peddie & Kinnear | | C | 1871 | | Internal recontruction | | Alexander Wright | | B | 1932 | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops | | Edward Grigg Wylie | | B | 1932 | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops | | Frederick Robert Wylie | | B | 1932 | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops | | John Eadie Waddel Dallachy | | B | 1932 | | As assistant to Wylie Wright & Wylie - alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops | | Wylie, Wright & Wylie | | B | 1932 | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops | | Wylie, Shanks & Wylie | | | 1952 * | | To prepare plans for alterations and additions | | Frederick Robert Wylie | | A | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. | | George Ferguson Smellie Shanks | | A | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. | | Walter Underwood | | A | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. | | Wylie, Shanks & Underwood | | A | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. | | Thomas George Low | | F | 1970s | | Alterations and additions at Head Office - partner in charge | | Walter Underwood & Partners | | F | 1970s | | Alterations and extensions at Head Office |
* earliest date known from documented sources. ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Scottish Widows Fund | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Fiddes, Valerie and Rowan, Alistair | 1976 | David Bryce 1803-1876 | | Exhibition Catalogue, University of Edinburgh | p104 | | Gomme, Andor and Walker, David | 1987 | Architecture of Glasgow | Second revised edn | London: Lund Humphries | p298 | | Maxwell, Sir H | 1914 | Annals of the Scottish Widows Fund | | | | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p250 (Wylie work) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1932 | Jan-Jun | | p79 | | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce | | Builder | 23 May 1952 | | | p792 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33238 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Buildings of Scotland Research Notes (for published volumes) | | | | Scottish Widows Archive | Estimates, Measurements and Accounts | | 1868-71 | | Scottish Widows Archive | Scottish Widows Letters | | letter, 18 September 1868. Also for other information |
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