Basic Site Details Name: | Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance and Junior Conservative Club | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The original commission for this was given to John Burnet in 1868 but Bryce was called in as consultant and after producing a more elaborate scheme was given the job. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Scottish Widows Building | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Office | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Renfield Street | Yes | |  | 112-114, West George Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1868 | 1869 | | |  | 1871 | | | Internal recontruction |  | 1932 | | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops |  | 23 May 1952 * | | Alteration/conversion | Plans to be prepared for alterations and additions |  | 1958 | 1960 | | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. |  | 1970s | | Alterations and additions | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 |  | David Bryce | Architect | | 1868 | 1869 | |  | John Burnet (senior) | Architect | | 1868 | | First scheme for Junior Conservative Club - displaced by Bryce. |  | Charles George Hood Kinnear | Architect | C | 1871 | | Internal recontruction |  | John Dick Peddie | Architect | C | 1871 | | Internal recontruction |  | Peddie & Kinnear | Architectural practice | C | 1871 | | Internal recontruction |  | Alexander Wright | Architect | B | 1932 | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops |  | Edward Grigg Wylie | Architect | B | 1932 | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops |  | Frederick Robert Wylie | Architect | B | 1932 | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops |  | John Eadie Waddel Dallachy | Architect | B | 1932 | | As assistant to Wylie Wright & Wylie - alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops |  | Wylie, Wright & Wylie | Architectural practice | B | 1932 | | Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops |  | Wylie, Shanks & Wylie | Architectural practice | | 1952 * | | To prepare plans for alterations and additions |  | Frederick Robert Wylie | Architect | A | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. |  | George Ferguson Smellie Shanks | Architect | A | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. |  | Walter Underwood | Architect | A | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. |  | Wylie, Shanks & Underwood | Architectural practice | A | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed. |  | Thomas George Low | Architect | F | 1970s | | Alterations and additions at Head Office - partner in charge |  | Walter Underwood & Partners | Architectural practice | F | 1970s | | Alterations and extensions at Head Office |
* earliest date known from documented sources. ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Scottish Widows Fund | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Fiddes, Valerie and Rowan, Alistair | 1976 | David Bryce 1803-1876 | | Exhibition Catalogue, University of Edinburgh | p104 |  | Gomme, Andor and Walker, David | 1987 | Architecture of Glasgow | Second revised edn | London: Lund Humphries | p298 |  | Maxwell, Sir H | 1914 | Annals of the Scottish Widows Fund | | | |  | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p250 (Wylie work) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Architect and Building News | 1932 | Jan-Jun | | p79 |  | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce |  | Builder | 23 May 1952 | | | p792 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33238 | |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Buildings of Scotland Research Notes (for published volumes) | | |  | Scottish Widows Archive | Estimates, Measurements and Accounts | | 1868-71 |  | Scottish Widows Archive | Scottish Widows Letters | | letter, 18 September 1868. Also for other information |
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