Basic Site Details
| Name: | Buchanan Street Railway Station |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | 63 designs were submitted, Charles Wilson was the assessor. His report was produces 7 April 1858 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Caledonian Railway Station | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Railway station | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Buchanan Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1852 | Design for new station drawn up but scheme abadoned at this point | ||
| 1857 | 1858 | Competition designs drawn up. Not built | |
| 4 November 1857 | Competition adjudicated | ||
| 1867 | Third attempt to take forward station construction) | ||
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 | |
| James Salmon (senior) | Architect | 1852 | Produced scheme for new station - scheme abandoned and Salmon paid off | ||
| James Collie | Architect | 1858 | Competition design - placed second (pseudonym 'Abracadabra') | ||
| John Clayton | Architect | 1858 | Competition design - placed third (pseudonym 'Signal') | ||
| John Thomas Rochead | Architect | 1858 | Competition design - placed first (pseudonym 'Caledonia Romana') | ||
| William Burn | Architect | 1858 | Submitted design - not placed (probably really McVicar Anderson was responsible) | ||
| James Maitland Wardrop | Architect | 1867 | Report probably with sketch scheme | ||
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | Architect | B | 1867 | Report probably with sketch scheme | |
| John Dick Peddie | Architect | B | 1867 | Report probably with sketch scheme | |
| Peddie & Kinnear | Architectural practice | B | 1867 | Report probably with sketch scheme | |
| Caledonian Railway Company Architect's and Engineer's Department | Architectural practice | C | 1907 | 1911 | Extensions to Caledonian Railway Company Head Offices |
| Matthew Adam | Architect | C | 1907 | 1911 | Extensions to Caledonian Railway Company Head Offices |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Caledonian Railway Company | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Buchanan Street Station, Caledonian Railway Engineer's Office | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | London: Mansell Publishing | ||
| Johnston, Colin and Hume, J R | 1979 | Glasgow Stations | Newton Abbot: David and Charles | p99-100 | |
| RSA | 1864 | 50 (Rochead's design) | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1858 | XVI | p412 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Matthew Adam: L v22 no1769 | |