Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Granary

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Meadowside Granaries, Castlebank Street	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1911	1913		Built by Alston.
	1936 or 1937			Extended, creating 34-bay, 23-storey building
	November 1955		Scheme accepted	'extension...approved in November 1955' per Builder 6 September 1957, p434
	1957		Addition	'The Clyde Navigation Trust's extension to the Meadowside Granary at Partick, Glasgow, approved in November, 1955, at a cost of ₤3 million, is now under construction after site clearance. The new granary will have a capacity of 500,000 tons and double the existing Meadowside holding space...two Leiberherr giant tower cranes will lay material from the foundation to the roof...Work is expected to be completed by October, 1959.' per Builder 6 September 1957, p434
	6 March 1964 *		Addition	New storage building, to be undertaken by Clyde Navigation Trust, accommodating 80,000 tons of grain - cost c. £1.5m
	1988			Granaries closed
	2002		Proposed	demolition

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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
	William Alston			1911	1913
	L G Mouchel & Partners			1956	1967	... with Archibald Thomson, Engineer to the Trustees

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Clyde Navigation Trust

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Glendinning, Miles	1997	Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75		Tuckwell Press Ltd	p176
	Glendinning, Miles	1997	Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75		Tuckwell Press Ltd	p176
	Sinclair, F J & Dunlop, A (eds)	1996	Bridging the City to the River
	Williamson, Riches, Higgs	1990	Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)			p375

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	6 September 1957			p434
	Builder	6 March 1964			p523
	Herald, The	17 August 1998			p17