Basic Site Details
| Name: | Glasgow Cross Station |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Railway station | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Trongate | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| August 1896 | Opened | ||
| 1923 | Demolition | ||
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 | A | 1895 | 1896 | ||
| Burnet Son & Campbell | A | 1895 | 1896 | ||
| James Wright (junior) | A | 1895 | 1896 | As assistant to John James Burnet | |
| John Archibald Campbell | A | 1895 | 1896 | ||
| Thomas Stewart Purdie | A | 1895 | 1896 | As assistant to John James Burnet | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Caledonian Railway Company | Given as client in James Wright Junior LRIBA paper |
| Glasgow Central Railway | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | G113 | |
| Johnston, Colin and Hume, J R | 1979 | Glasgow Stations | Newton Abbot: David and Charles | p152 | |
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | ||||
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 | Thomas Stewart Purdie: L v25 no2068 ('several properties of the Caledonian Railway'); James Wright, Junior: L v21 no1692 | |