Basic Site Details Name: | Buchanan Memorial Church and Hall | Town, district or village: | Oatlands | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £8,396 or £8,482 (conflicting information in sources). | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Factory | | After closure in 1930 and before reopening as RC church in 1953 | | St Bonaventure's RC Church | | Re-opened in this name in 1953 |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 473, Caledonia Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1876 | 1878 | | Original church built | | 1887 | | | Alterations | | 1894 | | | Repairs and alterations | | 1953 | | | Reconstruction as RC Church (from being a factory) | | 1983 | | Demolition | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | John Honeyman | | A | 1876 | 1878 | Original church | | John Honeyman | | C | 1887 | | Alterations | | Honeyman & Keppie | | D | 1894 | | Repairs and alterations | | John Honeyman | | D | 1894 | | Repairs and alterations | | John Keppie | | D | 1894 | | Repairs and alterations | | Gillespie Kidd & Coia | | B | 1953 | | Reconstruction as RC Church; spire demolished as a result of neglect and structural problems | | Jack Antonio Coia | | B | 1953 | | Reconstruction as RC Church; spire demolished as a result of neglect and structural problems |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Fullarton, Alexander Cook | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Rogerson, R W K C | 1986 | Jack Coia: his life and work | | Glasgow: privately published | | | Stamp, Gavin and Taylor, Joe | 1994 | Executed buildings by Gillespie Kidd & Coia (list compiled from surviving office records) | | MacJournal One | | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | p48 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p509 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | British Architect | 3 March 1876 | | | Illustration of spire |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job Book. Also for alterations. | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 174 and 205f |
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