Basic Site Details
| Name: | Linn Park Crematorium |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Crematorium | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Lanshaw Drive | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1962 | Build/construction | ||
| 21 March 1958 | Proposed | 'Tenders invited for several works in connection with entrance buildings and superintendents' house at Linn Park. Applications to Architectural and Planning Dept., 20 Trongate.' per Builder p563 | |
| 17 April 1959 | Proposed | T.S. Cordiner, City A, accepting tender applications per Builder p758 | |
| 29 May 1959 | Proposed | est. cost £200,000 per Builder p978 | |
| 1962 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| Duncan Cameron | A | 1962 | As architect with Cordiner claims responsibility for the design in RIAS papers | ||
| Glasgow Corporation Direct Labour Dept | 1962 | ||||
| Thomas Cordiner & Partners | A | 1962 | |||
| Thomas Smith Cordiner | A | 1962 | |||
| Archibald George Jury | B | 1962 | Supervised design work as City Architect | ||
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | B | 1962 | With A G Jury as City Architect | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p562 | ||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p539 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 21 March 1958 | p563 | ||
| Builder | 17 April 1959 | p758 | ||
| Builder | 29 May 1959 | p978 | ||
| Builder | 8 May 1964 | p969-971 | ||