Basic Site Details | Name: | University of Glasgow Athletics Pavilion | | City or county: | Glasgow | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Lord Birkenhead, Secretary for India, will open the new sports pavilion of the Glasgow University Athletics Club tomorrow. The pavilion, which is one of the results of the Students’ Welfare Scheme, has been erected at a cost of about £14,000. It is the work of Mr James M Honeyman, the well-known Glasgow architect. The accommodation on the ground floor consists of entrance hall, lounge, secretary’s room, groundsman’s store, dressing rooms, pond and bathrooms. The floor above contains a large dining hall, and off this is an excellent balcony, half of which is roofed. At the opposite end is an ample kitchen with service counter attached. The sub-ground floor contains dressing rooms, numerous spray baths etc, a gymnasium and drying rooms. [Manchester Guardian 15 May 1925 p4]
Cost: £15,000. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Sports pavilion | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Astor Avenue | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1923 | 1926 | | | | 1925 | | Design exhibited | | | 16 May 1925 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | James Maclaren Honeyman | | | 1923 | 1925 | Won competition to secure job |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1925 | | | | 176 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p392 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | Late 1923 | CXXV | | pp918, 920, 922 (plan, elevation) | | Manchester Guardian | 15 May 1925 | | | p4 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Maclaren Honeyman: F no4280 (combined box 5) |
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