Basic Site Details Name: | Glasgow University, Natural Philosophy Buildings | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Twenty-four drawings - check location. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | University of Glasgow, Gilmorehill Campus Building B8, Kelvin Building | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Faculty building | | | | University | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Dumbarton Road | Yes | | | University Avenue | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1903 | 1906 | | | | 1947 | 1952 | Addition | Extension to N, for research and housing the synchrotron. | | 1959 | | Addition | W, for teaching and lecture theatre. | | 1966 | 1968 | Addition | rooftop extension to west range |
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 | | James Carruthers Walker | | A | 1903 | 1906 | As chief assistant to James Miller | | James Miller | | A | 1903 | 1906 | | | (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | | D | 1947 | 1952 | Extension to N, for research and housing the synchrotron. | | Andrew Renton | | D | 1947 | 1950 | Extension to N, for research and housing the synchrotron. | | Basil Spence & Partners | | D | 1947 | 1952 | | | John Hardie Glover | | D | 1947 | 1952 | Extension to N, for research and housing the synchrotron. | | Peter Scott Ferguson | | D | 1947 | 1952 | Extension to N, for research and housing the synchrotron. | | William Alexander Bruce Robertson | | D | 1947 | 1950 | Extension to N, for research and housing the synchrotron; completed by Spence practice after Robertson left in 1950. | | Crouch & Hogg | | | 1948 | | As engineers to Basil Spence for the extension to N, for research and housing the synchrotron | | (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | | E | 1959 | | W, for teaching and lecture theatre. | | Basil Spence & Partners | | E | 1959 | | W, for teaching and lecture theatre. | | John Hardie Glover | | E | 1959 | | W, for teaching and lecture theatre. | | Peter Scott Ferguson | | E | 1959 | | W, for teaching and lecture theatre. | | (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | | F | 1966 | | Further additions | | John Hardie Glover | | F | 1966 | | Further additions | | Peter Scott Ferguson | | F | 1966 | | Further additions | | Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson | | F | 1966 | | Further additions |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p95 | | McKean, Charles, Walker, David and Walker, Frank | 1989 | Central Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh, Rutland Press | p185 | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | Sloan, Audrey with Murray, Gordon | | James Miller, 1860-1947 | | | pp25-26 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | pp341-2 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 23 July 1948 | | | p118 Architect and engineer named for additions at University Avenue - Basil Spense and Crouch & Hogg |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow University Archives | Archval material relating to the building of the University | | Papers of Phillip Ivor Dee (Regious Professor of natural Philosophy, 1943-72) Ref GB 248DC 134 and Photograp Collection Ref PHU/20 | | Glasgow University Archives | Plans | | Miller drawings may be located here | | Glasgow University Archives | Plans | | GB 0248 GUA BUL/6/10/1-41. | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32923 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | B78676 | Perspective, 1947 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | B78682 | View from W, 1959 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | Bedford Lemere Collection (the building imn 1909), Ref BL20570-20574 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | B70272-70273 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Spence Glover & Ferguson Collection | | Drawings, photos and sketches SGF 1940/1/1-57, B78676 and B78682. | | NMRS | Basil Spence Archive | | Perspective sketch and correspondence/miscellanea, Ref DP02462 MS2329/X/16, 19, 42, 45 | | RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMS | James Miller, Son & Manson Drawings Collection | | 24 drawings | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Carruthers Walker: L v21 no1649 ('Glasgow University Extension'); Peter Scott Ferguson: F no5472 (combined box 80); John Hardie Glover: F no5473 (combined box 81) |
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