Basic Site Details Name: | A & G Thomson's Warehouse | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £14,900 to build originally. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Grosvenor Building | | after conversion work of 1897-99 | | Grosvenor Restaurant | | after conversion work of 1897-99 |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Commercial premises | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 68-80, Gordon Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1858 | 1859 | | Original building | | 1864 | 1866 | | Burnt and rebuilt | | 1897 | 1899 | | Alterations to create restaurant. | | 1902 | 1907 | | Reconstruction of earlier building with additional floors | | 1971 | 1974 | Reconstruction | Burnt out and rebuilt as offices |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | McKillop, William | Restaurant | | Thomson, Alexander & George | Original building |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1907 | | part 1 | | pp60-62, Restaurant | | APSD | | The Dictionary of Architecture | ed Wyatt Papworth | The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) | | | Gildard, Thomas | 1888 | Greek Thomson | | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209 | | | Law, Graham | 1954 | Greek Thomson | cxv, May 1954 | Architectural Review, May 1954 (Publication of 1960 Cambridge dissertation, original at NMRS) | | | Nicholson, Jane or Thomson, Amelia | | Memoir of Alexander Thomson | | Written for Alexander Thomson Memorial | | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1907 | | | | 782 (exhibited under Clarke & Bell but really J H Craigie) | | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p226 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Alexander Thomson Society Newsletter | May 1995 | no 13 | | | | Architect | 27 October 1907 | | | | | Glasgow Herald | 23 May 1864 | | | | | North British Daily Mail | 23 May 1864 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow City Archives | Frank Worsdall's Collection on Greek Thomson, including job list and photograph list | | | | Glasgow Institute of Architects | Biographical sketch and job list of Greek Thomson by Rev John Stark, 1879 | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33034 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | George Bell II: F v17 p69 no1131 (microfilm reel 12); James Hoey Craigie: L v17 no1201 & F no1763 (microfilm reel 14); Allan Ferguson Duncan: L v17 no1236; John Marshall Hunter: L v18 no1358; Alexander Nisbet Malcolm: L v19 no1446 | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | | 21 July 1864; D of G1/9049 (1902) |
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