Basic Site Details Name: | Pettigrew & Stephens Department Store | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The building has been demolished, but the cupola, attributed to C R Mackintosh on a stylistic basis, is preserved in the Hunterian Art Gallery. Cost of three phases of work (according to Stark): £747 (1896); £35,102 (1900) and £3,192 (1902). The sculptor who modelled the bronze work of the Bath Street block was Benno Schotz. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | The Manchester House | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Department store | | | | Warehouse | | Original building |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Bath Street | Yes | After extension in early 1920s | | 185-193, Sauchiehall Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1885 | | | Original building | | 1896 | 1899 | | Major reconstruction of existing warehouse | | May 1901 | | Opened | | | 1910 | | | Tearoom and alterations in basement | | 1913 | | | Further work | | 1920 | 1925 | | Extension onto Bath Street | | 1938 | 1940 | Alterations and additions | Alterations | | 1947 | | Alterations and additions | | | 1973 | 1974 | Demolition | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Pettigrew & Stephens | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1903 | | Part 1 | | p59 | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1885 | | | | 952 | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp 178-80 and 218 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 11 April 1896 | LXX | | | | Builder | Late 1918 | CXV | | pp378 (or possibly 278?) | | Builder | 23 June 1922 | CXXII | | | | Builder | 18 July 1947 | | | p80 | | Building News | 18 August 1899 | | | | | RIBA Journal | January 1964 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p41 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job book | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 273, 348 and 518 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Andrew Graham Henderson: F no 2852 (box 12) |
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