Basic Site Details

Name: City Improvement Trust tenements, Cumbernauld Road
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Tenement  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1751-779, Cumbernauld RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 219051906Construction 
Item 2 of 21905  Competition held, assessed by J J Burnet

People

Design 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 6Alexander Beith McDonald  19051906Robert W Horn won competition but taken back in house by McDonald
Item 2 of 6Robert William Horn  1905 Won competition (as assistant in Glasgow City Surveyor's Department), but McDonald took job back in house
Item 3 of 6George Andrew Paterson Ac. 1905 Placed 2nd in competition - in collaboration with John Arthur
Item 4 of 6John Arthur Ac. 1905 Placed 2nd in competition - in collaboration with Stewart & Paterson
Item 5 of 6John Stewart Ac. 1905 Placed 2nd in competition - in collaboration with John Arthur
Item 6 of 6Stewart & Paterson Ac. 1905 Placed 2nd in competition - in collaboration with John Arthur

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Glasgow City Improvement Trust 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Withey, K Matthew2003The Glasgow Improvement Trust: an analysis of its genesis, impact and legacy and an inventory of its buildings PhD thesis