Basic Site Details Name: | St Bride's Episcopal Church | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Planned as phased construction. Contractor for Phase 1 Stephens Bastow and Company Limited. Bristol Tender - £3,812
Nave 102 x 26…light roof covers space between Nave roof and temporary Greek walls… 27 foot arches… £6000 [Builder, 1 June 1907]
Eric Gill's Virgin & Child was the gift of Miss Janet Watson. Drawings held in church
Ochterlony collaborated with Andrew Watson Turnbull on furnishing and decoration of chancel. | 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 | | 69, Hyndland Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1903 | 1904 | | Begun - not completed | | March 1903 | | Tenders submitted | | | May 1903 | | | Foundation stone and one bay of nave | | 5 May 1905 | | | Memorial stone of extension | | 1913 | 1916 | | West end reconstructed, tower, proposed double aisles, north side; porch; stair from cloisters to tower; organ loft; nave roof, marble floor to sanctuary and lady chapel, rood beam figures |
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 | | George Frederick Bodley | | | 1903 or 1904 | | Church begun - not completed | | Harold Ogle Tarbolton | | A | 1915 | | West end reconstructed, tower, proposed double aisles, north side; porch; stair from cloisters to tower; organ loft; nave roof, marble floor to sanctuary and lady chapel, rood beam figures - decoration in conjunction with Andrew Watson Turnbull | | Hay Henderson & Tarbolton | | A | 1915 | | West end reconstructed, tower, proposed double aisles, north side; porch; stair from cloisters to tower; organ loft; nave roof, marble floor to sanctuary and lady chapel, rood beam figures - decoration in conjunction with Andrew Watson Turnbull |
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 | 1st ed (1968), p180 | | RSA | 1916 | | | | 573 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | British Architect | 20 March 1903 | | | Page ix - tenders | | Builder | 1 June 1907 | XCII | | | | Building News | 29 May 1903 | | | | | Glasgow Herald | 1 February 1915 | | | | | Glasgow Herald | 2 April 1915 | | | | | St Bride's Magazine | September 1900 | 81 | | Bodley's design for the south elevation | | St Bride's Magazine | May 1906 | 149 | | Interior |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32531 | | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Information about Andrew Watson Turnbull |
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