Basic Site Details Name: | Holm Foundry Administration Building and Amenity Building | Town, district or village: | Cathcart | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | It is possible that the offices by George S Hill are in fact elsewhere in Glasgow.
Computer suite which may be on another site elsewhere in Glasgow cost £130,000. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Cathcart Works, Weir Pumps Ltd | Yes | | | Welfare Building for J & G Weir Ltd | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Office | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 147-149, Muirlands Road(?) | | Earlier name? | | 147-149, Newlands Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1896 | | Design exhibited | Offices | | 1912 | | | West range of offices | | 1928 | 1929 | | Alterations and top floor | | 1935 | | | Plans for amenity block to be prepared | | 1937 | | | Amenity block | | 1970 | 1973 | Build/construction | Computer suite added for Weir Pumps Ltd |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | G & J Weir Ltd | 1953, additions | | Weir Pumps Ltd | Client for 1970s work | | Weir, G & J | 1928-1929 work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Hume, John R | 1974 | Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow | | Glasgow & London: Blackie | M54 | | Kahn, Moritz | 1917 | The Design and Construction of Industrial Buildings | | London: Technical Journals | Plates X, XI | | RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | | | | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1896 | | | | 808 | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1937 | | | | 797 (Wylie Shanks & Wylie) | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p540 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architectural Review | 1842 | no91 (Jan-June) | | p109 Article by Pevsner |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | DMW Archive | James Miller Typed List of Works by Audrey Sloan | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33947 | | | in possession of Lord Weir | Weir papers | | | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | | GCA DG 1928/517 (Miller heightening) and 1937/345 |
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