Basic Site Details Name: | Cleland Testimonial Building | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | George Hotel | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Bridge | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 235-245, Buchanan Street | Yes | | | Sauchiehall Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1835 | 1836 | Construction | Original building | | 1 August 1835 | | Foundation stone | | | 1907 | | | Remodelled from Cleland Testimonial Building to George Hotel | | 10 July 1964 * | | Alteration/conversion | George Hotel acquires four-storey shop and warehouse block at corner of Buchanan Street and Bath Street, adjoining the hotel, in order to form extension |
* 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 | | D & J Hamilton | | A | 1835 | 1836 | Original building | | David Hamilton | | A | 1835 | 1836 | Original building | | James Hamilton | | A | 1835 | 1836 | | | David Henry Hunter | | B | 1907 | | Conversion to George Hotel - as chief assistant to Neil Campbell Duff | | Neil Campbell Duff | | B | 1907 | | Conversion to George Hotel |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Dennistoun, James of Golfhill | For original moument - prime mover. | | Prestwick Hotels Ltd | 1964, extension |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | Entry for David Hamilton | | Gildard, Thomas | 1895 | An Old Glasgow Architect on some Older Ones | XXVI | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow | p104 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p222 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 10 July 1964 | | | p96 | | Caledonian Mercury | 15 August 1835 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33005 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | David Henry Hunter: L v1 no84 (microfilm reel 29) | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | | 2/1671 |
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