Basic Site Details
| Name: | Skinner's Bakery and tea room |
| Town, district or village: | Charing Cross |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Information from the late Basil Skinner |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Bakery | ||
| Tea room | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 5-7, Newton Street | Yes | |
| 477, Sauchiehall Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1893 | c. 1894 | Earliest work in Sauchiehall Street block | |
| 1900 | 1902 | Bakery in Newton Street and tearoom in adjoining block in Sauchiehall Street | |
| 1920 | Further work | ||
| 1931 | Alteration/conversion | Nos 1-7 Newton 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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) John James Burnet | B | 1893 | 1894 | Earlier work - perhaps by Burnet, Son & Campbell | |
| Burnet Son & Campbell | B | 1893 | 1894 | Earlier work - perhaps by Burnet, Son & Campbell | |
| John Archibald Campbell | B | 1893 | 1894 | Earlier work - perhaps by Burnet, Son & Campbell | |
| (Sir) John James Burnet | A | 1900 | 1902 | Bakery in Newton Street and tearoom in adjoining block in Sauchiehall Street | |
| Charles Turnbull Ewing | A | 1900 | 1902 | As apprentice to John James Burnet | |
| John Burnet & Son | A | 1900 | 1902 | Bakery in Newton Street and tearoom in adjoining block in Sauchiehall Street | |
| (Sir) John James Burnet | C | 1920 | Further work | ||
| Burnet, Son & Dick | A | 1930 | Rebuilding (?) of nos 1-7 Newton Street | ||
| (Sir) John James Burnet | A | 1931 | Rebuilding (?) of 1-7 Newton Street | ||
| Norman Aitken Dick | A | 1931 | Rebuilding (?) of nos 1-7 Newton Street | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Skinner, G, Esq | Of William Skinner & Co |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Kinchin, Perilla | Tea and taste | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1931 | JAn-Jun | p340 | |
| Architects Journal | 27 June 1923 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Charles Turnbull Ewing: L v2 no116 (microfilm reel 29) | |