Basic Site Details Name: | Town Buildings | Town, district or village: | Helensburgh | City or county: | Dunbartonshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | New municipal buildings at Helensburgh were formally opened on Monday. The building is in the Scottish Baronial style. The architect was Mr. John Honeyman, Glasgow. [Building News 18 July 1879 p64]
Cost: £4,454.
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Helensburgh Municipal Buildings | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Public building | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 1, Princes Street East | | | | 48, 50, 52, 52B, Sinclair Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1878 | 1879 | Build/construction | | | 15 August 1878 | | | | | 1908 | | Design exhibited | Addition |
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 | | John Honeyman | | | 1878 | | | | Alexander Nisbet Paterson | | | 1908 | | Addition |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1908 | | part 2 | | p56 (Paterson's additions) | | RSA | 1908 | | | | 403 (Paterson) | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | p134 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 18 July 1879 | | | p64 - opening |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34825 | | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job Book | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 183 | | Mitchell Library Glasgow | Office Plans and drawings of Watson, Salmond & Gray | TD 1155/18 | |
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