Basic Site Details Name: | Union Bank of Scotland Head Office | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost: £237,500. War memorial moved here from former Head Office on Ingram Street. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Bank | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 29-37, Renfield Street | Yes | | | 110-120, St Vincent Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1919 | | | War memorial (transferred from former Head Office on Ingram Street) | | 1924 | 1927 | Build/construction | | | 1926 | | Design exhibited | | | March 1926 | | | Foundation stone laid | | December 1927 | | | Construction completed |
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 | | Thomas Callender Campbell Mackie | | | 1919 | | War memorial (transferred from former Head Office on Ingram Street) | | James Miller | | A | 1924 | 1927 | Won competition to secure commission - with Richard Gunn as chief assistant | | Richard McLeod Morrison Gunn | | A | 1924 | 1927 | As assistant for Miller on successful competition design, and execution |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gomme, Andor and Walker, David | 1987 | Architecture of Glasgow | Second revised edn | London: Lund Humphries | pp228, 295 | | Miller, James | 1924 | Descriptive Report of the Union Bank of Scotland Head Office | | Privately published, 2 June 1924 | | | Royal Academy exhibitors | | | | | 1926, no 1184 | | RSA | 1927 | | | | 709 | | RSA | 1929 | | | | 599, 602, 607 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p234 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architects Journal | 10 October 1928 | | | | | Architectural Review | 1928 | 64 (Jul-Dec) | | p106 (plans & illustrations) | | Builder | Early 1925 | CXXVIII | | p266 (illustration) | | Builder | 22 July 1927 | CXXIII | | | | Builder | Early 1935 | CXLVIII | | p1105 (illustration) | | Glasgow Herald | 5 February 1928 | | | | | RIAS Quarterly | 1926 | Summer | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p1 | | RIAS Quarterly | 1928 | Winter | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p1 | | RIAS Quarterly | November 1952 | no 90 | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33156 | | | RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMS | James Miller, Son & Manson Drawings Collection | | 6 drawings, 1 photograph | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | | 1925/385 |
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