Basic Site Details

Name: Working Men's Hotel
Town, district or village: Govan
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Napier House, now 638-646 Govan Road/ Napier Street/ Clydebrae Street, Govan

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 435, Clydebrae StreetYes 
Item 2 of 4Napier House/ 638-646, Govan RoadYes 
Item 3 of 4Working Men's Hotel, Main StreetYes 
Item 4 of 43, Napier StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 218971899  
Item 2 of 21905  Section toward Govan Road heightened for telephone exchange

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2William James Anderson  18971899 
Item 2 of 2George Simpson  1905 Section toward Govan Road heightened for telephone exchange

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Orr, William 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p598

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Building Industries15 July 1897   
Item 2 of 2Glasgow Advertiser and Property Circular11 October 1898  Inquest information and report of collapse

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33348 
Item 2 of 2Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild H Gov 37/796 (1905)