Basic Site Details
| Name: | Canal Boatmen's Institute |
| Town, district or village: | Port Dundas |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost: £4,531. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Institute | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Dobbie's Loan | Yes | |
| 162, Port Dundas Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1891 | 1893 | ||
| 1929 | 1931 | Extension | |
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 | |
| Charles Rennie Mackintosh | A | 1891(?) | 1893(?) | Mackintosh was working for Honeyman & Keppie at the time, and was involved in this project for at least the clock face (not carried out) | |
| Honeyman & Keppie | A | 1891 | 1893 | ||
| John Honeyman | A | 1891 | 1893 | ||
| John Keppie | A | 1891 | 1893 | ||
| Andrew Graham Henderson | B | 1929 | 1931 | Extension | |
| John Keppie | B | 1929 | 1931 | Extension | |
| Keppie & Henderson | B | 1929 | 1931 | Extension | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Canal Boatmen's Friend Society of Scotland | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Howarth, Thomas | 1977 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Modern Movement | Second Edition | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd | pp26 & 59 |
| RSA | 1896 | 497 | |||
| Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp97-8 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architect | July 1895 | |||
| British Architect | 22 November 1895 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Glasgow City Archives | Worsdall Collection | Original drawings | |
| Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | Job Book | |
| Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | No 246 and 459 | |