Basic Site Details Name: | Glasgow Herald Building | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Sculptors of 1879-80 building: John Mossman and Charles Grassby.
Cost of 1893-95 rebuilding: £23,400 (date given as 1895-7 in Crawford, 1995). Cost of 1909 work: £50,000. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Office | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 63-69, Buchanan Street | Yes | | | Mitchell Lane | | | | 68-76, Mitchell Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1870 | | | Original building | | 1879 | 1880 | | Extensive rebuilding, remodelling back (Buchanan Street) | | 1893 | 1895 | | Mitchell Street new building and internal remodelling | | 1909 | | | Addition, Mitchell Lane | | 1914 | | | Alterations | | 1918 | | | Alterations | | 1927 | 1929 | | Refurbishment | | 1935 | 1937 | | Alterations |
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 Baird the Second | | A | 1870 | | Original building | | Hugh Hough (or Heugh, or Heuch) MacLure | | | 1879 | | Two sets of competition designs exhibited | | Campbell Douglas | | B | 1879 | 1880 | Extensive rebuilding, remodelling back (Buchanan Street) | | Campbell Douglas & Sellars | | B | 1879 | 1880 | Extensive rebuilding, remodelling back (Buchanan Street) | | James Sellars | | B | 1879 | 1880 | Extensive rebuilding, remodelling back (Buchanan Street) | | P & W Anderson | | | 1893(?) | 1895(?) | Engineers/builders for Mitchell Street new building and internal remodelling? | | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | C | 1893(?) | 1895(?) | Mitchell Street new building and internal remodelling | | Honeyman & Keppie | | C | 1893(?) | 1895(?) | Mitchell Street new building and internal remodelling | | John Honeyman | | C | 1893(?) | 1895(?) | Mitchell Street new building and internal remodelling | | John Keppie | | C | 1893(?) | 1895(?) | Mitchell Street new building and internal remodelling | | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | D | 1905 | | Alterations | | Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh | | D | 1905 | | Alterations | | John Keppie | | D | 1905 | | Alterations | | J W Beaumont & Sons | | E | 1909 | | Addition, Mitchell Lane | | James William Beaumont | | E | 1909 | | Addition, Mitchell Lane | | William Somerville Beaumont | | E | 1909 | | Addition, Mitchell Lane | | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | H | 1913 | | Further alterations | | Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh | | H | 1913 | | Further alterations | | John Keppie | | H | 1913 | | Further alterations | | Honeyman & Keppie | | F | 1914 | | Alterations | | John Keppie | | F | 1914 | | Alterations | | Andrew Graham Henderson | | G | 1918 | | Alterations | | John Keppie | | G | 1918 | | Alterations | | Keppie & Henderson | | G | 1918 | | Alterations | | Andrew Graham Henderson | | I | 1927 | 1929 | Refurbishment | | John Keppie | | I | 1927 | 1929 | Refurbishment | | Keppie & Henderson | | I | 1927 | 1929 | Refurbishment | | Alexander Smellie | | J | 1935 | 1937 | Alterations | | Andrew Graham Henderson | | J | 1935 | 1937 | Alterations | | John Keppie | | J | 1935 | 1937 | Alterations | | Keppie & Henderson | | J | 1935 | 1937 | Alterations |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Outram, George and Company | Client for earlier phases | | Simpson Hunter & Young | Client for 1935-7 work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Crawford, Alan | 1995 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | London: Thames and Hudson | | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1879 | | | | 664 (Campbell Douglas & Sellars); 667 & 672 (MacLure) | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1880 | | | | 583 | | Howarth, Thomas | 1977 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Modern Movement | Second Edition | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd | pp61-2 | | Hume, John R | 1974 | Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow | | Glasgow & London: Blackie | G72 | | McKenzie, Ray | 2002 | Public sculpture of Glasgow (Public sculpture of Great Britain series) | | Liverpool University Press | pp38-40 | | RSA | 1881 | | | | 886 | | RSA | 1895 | | | | 490 (Honeyman & Keppie) | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp169-73 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | pp220,230 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1933 | Jan-Jun | | p176 | | Architect and Building News | 1935 | Jan-Jun | | p87 | | British Architect | 27 August 1880 | | | | | British Architect | March 1895 | | | Check date | | Builder | 12 June 1909 | | | p710 - alterations by Beaumont |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow City Archives | Worsdall Collection | | Ref B136 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32994 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33087 | 60-76 Mitchell Street (a Listed part) | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job Book (also for 1905 and 1914 alterations) | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 255, 343, 364, 434, 501 | | Mitchell Library | Glasgow City Archives | | GC 052 BAI (reproduced on www.theglasgowstory.com) | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | | Plans only |
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