Basic Site Details
| Name: | Stuart Cranston's Tea Rooms, Argyll Arcade (within Argyll Chambers) |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Building dated 1904 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Argyle Arcade (within Argyle Chambers) | Yes | Alternative spelling |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 28-32, Buchanan Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1902 | 1904 | Shops and warehouses | |
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Colin Menzies | A | 1902 | 1904 | Shops and warehouses | |
| Thomson & Menzies | A | 1902 | 1904 | Shops and warehouses | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Cranston, Stuart - of Cranston's Tea Rooms Ltd | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Frazer, D | 1885 | The Story of the Making of Buchanan Street | |||
| MacKeith, M | 1984 | Shopping Arcades | pp48-49 . | ||
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1902 | 537 | |||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p221 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32633 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | Thomson & Menzies job list | |
| Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | Ref: 1/9383 (Drawings dated September 1902, date of decree 22 January 1903, completed 30 January 1908. | |