Basic Site Details

Name: Warehouse for Simons Jacobs & Co and extension
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Information about 1941 work from A G Lochhead who saw the drawings in the office of Thomson McCrea & Saunders in c.1960. Cost of 1883 work: £22,000.

NB Illustrations in Stratten of both facades indicate that the 18883 facades were retained in the 1912 psot fire rebuilding by Thomson & Sandilands

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2108-114, Brunswick StreetYes 
Item 2 of 287-99, CandleriggsYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31873  Original building in George Street
Item 2 of 31912  Upper floor of Brunswick Street section and new building after fire at 87-89 Candleriggs
Item 3 of 31941  Reconstruction of 89 Candleriggs and Brunswick Street

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 6John McLeod  1873 Original building
Item 2 of 6John Thomson A1912 Upper floor of Brunswick Street section and new building after fire at 87-89 Candleriggs
Item 3 of 6Robert Douglas Sandilands A1912 Upper floor of Brunswick Street section and new building after fire at 87-89 Candleriggs
Item 4 of 6Thomson & Sandilands A1912 Upper floor of Brunswick Street section and new building after fire at 87-89 Candleriggs
Item 5 of 6Alexander Hood MacLeod B1941 Reconstruction of 89 Candleriggs and Brunswick Street
Item 6 of 6Thomson Sandilands & MacLeod B1941 Reconstruction of 89 Candleriggs and Brunswick Street

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Simons Jacobs & Co 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1873   669
Item 2 of 4Hume, John R1974Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow Glasgow & London: BlackieG108 (earlier phase)
Item 3 of 4Stratten and Stratten1891Glasgow and its environs: a literary, commercial & social review past & present… London, Stratten & Strattenpp66-67 (illustrations of exteriors), p68 (illustration of auction room)
Item 4 of 4Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p173

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32628