Basic Site Details

Name: St Paul's Parish Church
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Competition results. November 1904

1st premium - £50. John McIntyre 8 Brunton Place Edinburgh
2nd Premium - £30 G N Beattie and Morton. 121 St Vincent Street Glasgow
3rd Premium - £20 J A White-Halley. Chelsea London SW

GLASGOW. - For the new St. Paul's Church, to be erected in John-street, with frontages to Little Hamilton-street and Margaret-street, the first premium has been awarded to Mr John M'Intyre, architect, 8, Brunton - place, Edinburgh. The governors of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College paid £15,000 for the old building, with the object of still further extending their new edifice being built in George-street. Of that sum £5,000 was expended on a site, and the balance of £10,000 is to be spent on the new church to be erected. [Building News 25 November 1904 p757]

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2St Paul's Outer High ChurchYes 
Item 2 of 2University of Strathclyde, Chaplaincy CentreYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Church  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2101, John StreetYes 
Item 2 of 24, Martha StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 3May 1904 Competition announced 
Item 2 of 3November 1904 Competition results announced 
Item 3 of 319571959 Subdivided

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 8John McIntyre  19041907Won competition to secure job
Item 2 of 8G N Beattie & Morton A19041905Second premiated competition design
Item 3 of 8George Nicholas Beattie A19041905Second premiated competition design
Item 4 of 8John Gibb Morton A19041905Second premiated competition design
Item 5 of 8Frederick Robert Wylie B19571959Subdivision
Item 6 of 8George Ferguson Smellie Shanks B19571959Subdivision
Item 7 of 8Walter Underwood B19571959Subdivision
Item 8 of 8Wylie, Shanks & Underwood B19571959Subdivision

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
 Building NameNotes
Item 1 of 2St Paul's Outer High Church, memorial to Dr SmithDr Smith was a Moderator.
Item 2 of 2St Paul's Outer High Church, memorial to Professor Charles Gourlay 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Edinburgh Architectural Association1907Edinburgh Architectural Association Exhibition Catalogue Edinburgh 
Item 2 of 4Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1905   485
Item 3 of 4Who's Who in Architecture1914   For Beattie & Morton
Item 4 of 4Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p150

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 8British Architect27 May 1904  p382
Item 2 of 8British Architect1904  p366
Item 3 of 8British Architect25 November 1904  p383 - result
Item 4 of 8British Architect2 December 1904  p402 - result
Item 5 of 8Building News25 November 1904  p757
Item 6 of 8Building News25 November 1904  Re: McIntyre
Item 7 of 8Building News18 August 1905  Illustration of McIntyre's design
Item 8 of 8RIBA Journal12 November 1932p27London: Royal Institute of British ArchitectsObituary (Beattie & Morton)

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Courtesy of Neil DarlingtonInformation sent via DSA website Additional information sent August 2009
Item 2 of 3Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register45641 
Item 3 of 3RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers John McIntyre: L v5 no306 (microfilm reel 30)