Basic Site Details

Name: Premises for the General Electric Co
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: C Listed
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Electricity ShowroomsYes 

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 173-77, Waterloo StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31914  Warehouse, showrooms and counting house for General Electric Co
Item 2 of 31921  Showrooms
Item 3 of 31927  Reconstruction of building as showrooms and offices

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 5Colin Menzies A1914 Warehouse, showrooms and counting house for General Electric Co
Item 2 of 5Thomson & Menzies A1914 Warehouse, showrooms and counting house for General Electric Co
Item 3 of 5Colin Menzies B1921 Showrooms
Item 4 of 5Thomson & Menzies B1921 Showrooms
Item 5 of 5Alexander McInnes Gardner  1927 Reconstruction of building as showrooms and offices

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2General Electric Co1915 & 1921 work
Item 2 of 2Glasgow Corporation Electricity Department 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1932   332

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3DMW ArchiveAlex McInnes Gardner job list from office records (compiled by Alex Graham Glen per AGL draft 1960)  
Item 2 of 3Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33213 
Item 3 of 3National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSWeddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) Thomson & Menzies job list (for all work by Thomson & menzies)