Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	College

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	56, Dumbarton Road	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1888
	1889			Keppie took over from Campbell Douglas & Sellars
	1895			Additions
	1936	1937		Alterations
	16 April 1954 *		Alterations and additions	Plans in hand for alterations and additions
	4 March 1955 *		Alterations and additions	Plans prepared and approved
	1990		Reconstruction	Interior rebuilt and extended
	2007		Refurbishment	Interior refurbishment

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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
	Campbell Douglas		A	1888	October 1888
	Campbell Douglas & Sellars		A	1888	October 1888	Commenced work, but John Keppie took over after Sellars's death
	James Sellars		A	1888	October 1888	Commenced work, but John Keppie took over after Sellars's death
	Honeyman & Keppie		B	November 1888		Completed after Sellars's death, Keppie also probably designed much of the detailing
	John Keppie		B	November 1888		Completed after Sellars's death, Keppie also probably designed much of the detailing
	Honeyman & Keppie		C	1895		Additions
	John Keppie		C	1895		Additions
	Alexander Smellie		C	1936	1937	Alterations - may not have been completed until the 1940s or perhaps further work
	Andrew Graham Henderson		C	1936	1937	Alterations - may not have been completed until the 1940s or perhaps further work
	Keppie & Henderson		C	1936	1937	Alterations - may not have been completed until the 1940s or perhaps further work
	John Keppie		D	1936	1937	Alterations - may not have been completed until the 1940s or perhaps further work
	Andrew Graham Henderson		E	1954	1955	Alterations and additions
	Joseph Lea Gleave		E	1954	1955	Alterations and additions
	Keppie Henderson & J L Gleave		E	1954 *	1955	Alterations and additions

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	University Court of the University of Glasgow

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Gomme, Andor and Walker, David	1987	Architecture of Glasgow	Second revised edn	London: Lund Humphries	pp293, 299
	Hansell, M, Harris, H, Reilly, M and Roxton, G D	2009	Architectural Treasures of the University of Glasgow			pp59-60
	McKenzie, Ray	2002	Public sculpture of Glasgow (Public sculpture of Great Britain series)		Liverpool University Press	pp90-1
	Williamson, Riches, Higgs	1990	Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)			p342
	www.scran.ac.uk		www.scran.ac.uk		Website of ScranTrust (Edinburgh)	Plan of 1st floor and later pencil elevation

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	16 April 1954			p700
	Builder	4 March 1955			p396
	RIBA Journal	1910	v17	London: Royal Institute of British Architects	Obituary
	RIBA Journal	January 1964		London: Royal Institute of British Architects	Obituary of Henderson

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Glasgow University Archives	Archval material relating to the building of the University	GB 0248 GUA BUL/6/46/1-2	Drawings Collection
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	32867
	Hunterian Museum	Mackintosh Collection	GLAHA 53059	Honeyman and Keppie Job Book 1881-1894
	Keppie Design (David Stark)	Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie		NO 217, 505