Basic Site Details Name: | McLellan Art Gallery and warehouse | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £40,000 to build in 1855. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Corporation Art Gallery | Yes | Became this after Corporation took it over | | Treron's Magasin des Tuileries | Yes | After 1904 |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Gallery | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 145-149, Renfrew Street | Yes | | | 5, 7, Rose Street | Yes | | | 254-290, Sauchiehall Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1855 | | | Originally built as art gallery and warehouse for Archibald McLellan | | 1867 | 1868 | | Conversion of part of the building into a picture gallery for Corporation | | 1904 | | | Remodelling of interior, shopfronts, dome at Rose Street corner as Magasin des Tuilleries | | 1912 | 1913 | | Reconstruction and extensive new galleries | | After 1980 | Before 2000 | Restoration | Restoration of McLellan Galleries and conversion of adjacent Treron's store to offices |
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 | | James Smith | | | 1855 | | Original building--art gallery | | C H Wilson & D Thomson | | B | 1867 | 1868 | Conversion of part of the building into a picture gallery for Corporation | | Charles Heath Wilson | | B | 1867 | 1868 | Conversion of part of the building into a picture gallery for Corporation | | David Thomson | | B | 1867 | 1868 | Conversion of part of the building into a picture gallery for Corporation | | Burnet, Boston & Carruthers | | A | 1904 | | Remodelling of interior, shopfronts, dome at Rose Street corner | | Frank Burnet | | A | 1904 | | Remodelling of interior, shopfronts, dome at Rose Street corner | | Gilbert McGarva | | A | 1904 | | Remodelling of interior, shopfronts, and dome at Rose Street corner - as assistant to Burnet, Boston & Carruthers | | James Carruthers | | A | 1904 | | Remodelling of interior, shopfronts, dome at Rose Street corner | | William James Boston | | A | 1904 | | Remodelling of interior, shopfronts, dome at Rose Street corner | | Alexander Beith McDonald | | C | 1912 | 1913 | Reconstruction and extensive new galleries (McDonald as City Surveyor, working in collaboration with Robert William Horn) | | Robert William Horn | | C | 1912 | 1913 | Reconstruction and extensive new galleries (working in Glasgow Office of Public Works) | | David Robertson Collin | | J | After 1980 | Before 2000 | Restoration of McLellan Galleries and conversion of adjacent Treron's store to offices - with Scott Brownrigg & Turner or Keppie? | | Scott, Brownrigg & Turner | | J | After 1980 | Before 2000 | Or Keppie? |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Corporation of the City of Glasgow | Client for 1868 work | | McLellan, Archibald | 1855 building |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | APSD | | The Dictionary of Architecture | ed Wyatt Papworth | The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) | Re: Smith | | Smith, George Fairfull | 2000 | 'Charles Heath Wilson and David Thomson: a forgotten architectural partnership' | | AHSS Magazine, no 11, Winter 2000 | | | Stevenson, D M, et al. | 1914 | Municipal Glasgow: its evolution and enterprises | | Glasgow: Corporation of the City of Glasgow | p198-201 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p242 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 9 April 1904 | LXXXVI | | | | Building News | 3 January 1868 | | | | | Building News | 22 October 1913 | | | | | Building News | 20 February 1914 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of David Collin | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent May 2013 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33192 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | | Thomson's job list (for Thomson work) | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Carruthers: L v16 no1173; Robert William Horn: F no2657; Gilbert McGarva: L v14 no996 | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | | 1/9658 (1903) |
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