Basic Site Details
| Name: | Tron Steeple |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Steeple | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Trongate | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1812 | Reconstruction | Rebuilding of Jail at Tron Steeple | |
| 1855 | |||
People
Design and Construction
| The 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 Hamilton | B | 1812 | Rebuilding of Jail at Tron Steeple | ||
| James Cleland | C | 1812 | Purchased the Tron Steeple building and employed David Hamilton to produce design for jail. | ||
| John Carrick | 1855 | Overhaul of steeple and ground floor arches, pierced for pavement | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| APSD | The Dictionary of Architecture | ed Wyatt Papworth | The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) | ||
| Chapman, Robert | 1812 | Picture of Glasgow or Stranger's Guide | Glasgow | p151 | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32769 | |