Basic Site Details Name: | Royal Glasgow Asylum for the Blind | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | In 1881 a group of statuary representing Christ restoring sight to the blind was placed in a niche in the hexagonal tower at the expense of Charles Tennant, M.P. Sculptor Charles B Grassby, of Glasgow
Check date of obituary | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hospital | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1879 | | | Original buildings | | c. 1890 | | | Workshops, school and residential blocks |
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 | | William Landless | | | 1879 | | Original building | | Baird & Thomson | | A | c. 1890 | | Workshops, school and residential blocks | | James Thomson | | A | c. 1890 | | Workshops, school and residential blocks |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1879 | | | | 679, 681 | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1882 | | | | 563 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 25 March 1881 | | | Page346 - sculpture | | Glasgow Herald | 1905 | | | Obituary check date |
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