Basic Site Details

Name: Glasgow Cathedral
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
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Notes: In the 1910-14 work on the celing the carvers were William and Alexander Clow from models by Louis Deuchars.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Outer High ChurchYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Cathedral  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 1018121813 Reseating of Outer High Church
Item 2 of 1018461848 From 1848 onwards general repairs and new west front to design by Edward Bl, following demolition of west towers
Item 3 of 10February 1850  Date of drawings of Matheson's original scheme
Item 4 of 10March 1850  Date of Blore drawings
Item 5 of 1010 August 1853  Date of Matheson contract drawings
Item 6 of 101855  Parapets around crypt descents etc
Item 7 of 1018901891 Work by Honeyman, £534
Item 8 of 101913  New roof and ceiling
Item 9 of 101937  Furniture in Blacader aisle
Item 10 of 108 February 1952 * RestorationAppeal for £25,000 launched to support scheme of restoration and adornment, including replacement of windows in choir, installation of new windows in transepts, and installation of dedication windows to victims of World Wars One and Two

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 12John HerbertsonArchitect 18121813Reseating of Outer High Church
Item 2 of 12Edward BloreArchitectA1848 West front (including tracery added to original west window), embellishment of transept windows, Parapets around crypt descents
Item 3 of 12William NixonArchitectDBefore 1848 From 1848 onwards general repairs and new west front to design by Edward Blore. Nixon as clerk of works in the Office of Works in Scotland
Item 4 of 12H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)Architectural practiceDc. 1848 From 1848 onwards general repairs and new west front to design by Edward Blore. With Matheson first as clerk and then architect for Scotland in the Office of Works
Item 5 of 12Robert MathesonArchitectDc. 1848 From 1848 onwards general repairs and new west front to design by Edward Blore. Matheson first as clerk and then architect for Scotland in the Office of Works
Item 6 of 12Honeyman & KeppieArchitectural practiceB18901891Unspecified work, £534.
Item 7 of 12John HoneymanArchitectB18901891Unspecified work, £534.
Item 8 of 12H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)Architectural practiceE1913 New roof and ceiling - with Oldrieve as Architect for Scotland
Item 9 of 12William Thomas Oldrieve (sometimes William Thomas Oldgrieve)ArchitectE1913 New roof and ceiling - Oldrieve as Architect for Scotland
Item 10 of 12Beveridge & DallachyArchitectural practiceF1937 Furniture in Blacader aisle
Item 11 of 12John Eadie Waddel DallachyArchitectF1937 Furniture in Blacader aisle
Item 12 of 12Thomas Johnston BeveridgeArchitectF1937 Furniture in Blacader aisle

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 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Dr Crystal Memorial, Glasgow CathedralCost £330.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6APSD The Dictionary of Architectureed Wyatt PapworthThe Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) 
Item 2 of 6Boreham, Louise2004New bosses for the roof of Glasgow Cathedral ChoirvXVArchitectural Heritage vXV, 2004, p117p117
Item 3 of 6Colvin, H M1995A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-18403rd editionNew Haven and London: Yale University Pressp707
Item 4 of 6RSA1940   535
Item 5 of 6Stark, David2004Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltdp158
Item 6 of 6Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p111, 116, 119, 120, 129

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 8Builder15 February 1952  p276
Item 2 of 8Building News20 October 1866   
Item 3 of 8Building News24 March 1911no2933 pp412-4. Paper read by Oldrieve to the Glasgow Institute of Architects.
Item 4 of 8Glasgow Herald13 July 1912   
Item 5 of 8Glasgow Herald3 December 1912   
Item 6 of 8Glasgow Herald23 December 1912   
Item 7 of 8Scottish Art Review1960VII, no.4 p1
Item 8 of 8Transactions Scottish Ecclesiological Society1913  p102

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 8DMW ArchiveResearch notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean Dallachy
Item 2 of 8Historic ScotlandListed Buildings Register32654 
Item 3 of 8Hunterian MuseumMackintosh Collection Job Book
Item 4 of 8Keppie Design (David Stark)Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie No 235
Item 5 of 8National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSNMRS Photographic Archive Copies of Blore and Matheson drawings GWD 22/95-98
Item 6 of 8Public Record OfficeOffice of Works Records  
Item 7 of 8RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Thomas Johnston Beveridge: F no3541 (box 25)
Item 8 of 8UncertainGlasgow Cathedral Archives Blore drawings and Matheson drawings including contract drawings