Basic Site Details Name: | University of Glasgow, Reading Room | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £20,000. Flanking buildings on University Avenue were planned but not built because of World War II. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | University of Glasgow Gilmorehill Campus Building E1 | Yes | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 82, University Avenue | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1938 | | Design exhibited | | | 1939 | 1940 | Build/construction | | | 1949 * | | Won award or awards | RIBA Bronze Medal |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Brown, A L, Moss, M | 1996 | The University of Glasgow: 1451-1996 | | | p56 | | Hansell, M, Harris, H, Reilly, M and Ruxton, G D | 2009 | Architectural treasures of the University of Glasgow | | | p57 | | McKean, Charles | 1987 | The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction | | Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press | pp40, 126 | | McKean, Charles, Walker, David and Walker, Frank | 1989 | Central Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh, Rutland Press | p187 | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1939 | | | | 238 | | Sinclair, Fiona | 1984 | Scotstyle, 150 Years of Scottish Architecture | | | p92 | | Urquhart, Gordon R | 2008 | Friends of Glasgow West: Hillhead Heritage Trail | | | | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p345 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architects Journal | 6 June 1940 | | | | | Builder | 17 October 1941 | CLXI | | pp348-350 | | RIAS Quarterly | 1950 | | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | | | RIBA Journal | December 1949 | 57 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p72 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow University | Glasgow University Archives | | Plans - information per William John Fairweather. GB 0248 GUA BUL/6/22/1-28 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32927 | | | RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMS | T Harold Hughes Notebooks | | |
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