Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details Name: | Glasgow Cathedral | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | In the 1910-14 work on the celing the carvers were William and Alexander Clow from models by Louis Deuchars. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Outer High Church | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Cathedral | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1802 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations to east end of chancel (since removed) |  | 1805 | | Alterations and additions | Refitted Inner High Church |  | 1812 | 1813 | | Reseating of Outer High Church |  | 1812 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations including restoration of west window and niche for organ in choir. (organ brought from Trades Hall). |  | 1824 | | Repair | Overhailing of east parts |  | 1834 | | Plans drawn up | Scheme for restoration - not executed |  | 1846 | 1848 | | From 1848 onwards general repairs and new west front to design by Edward Blore, following demolition of west towers |  | February 1850 | | | Date of drawings of Matheson's original scheme |  | March 1850 | | | Date of Blore drawings |  | 10 August 1853 | | | Date of Matheson contract drawings |  | 1855 | | | Parapets around crypt descents etc |  | 1890 | 1891 | | Work by Honeyman, £534 |  | c. 1890 | | Alterations and additions | Stark's fittings removed |  | 1907 | | Design exhibited | Measured drawings exhibited. |  | 1913 | | | New roof and ceiling |  | 1937 | | | Furniture in Blacader aisle |  | 8 February 1952 * | | Restoration | Appeal 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.
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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) | |  | Boreham, Louise | 2004 | New bosses for the roof of Glasgow Cathedral Choir | vXV | Architectural Heritage vXV, 2004, p117 | p117 |  | Chapman, Robert | 1812 | Picture of Glasgow or Stranger's Guide | | Glasgow | pp83-5 |  | Collie, J | 1836 | Glasgow Cathedral | | | |  | Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p707 |  | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |  | Durkan, J | 1986 | The Precinct of Glasgow Cathedral | | Glasgow | p7 |  | Edinburgh Architectural Association | 1907 | Edinburgh Architectural Association Exhibition Catalogue | | Edinburgh | no 174 |  | Pagan, J | 1856 | History of the Cathedral and See of Glasgow | | Glasgow. 2nd edition | p62 |  | RSA | 1940 | | | | 535 |  | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | p158 |  | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p111, 116, 119, 120, 129 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 15 February 1952 | | | p276 |  | Building News | 20 October 1866 | | | |  | Building News | 24 March 1911 | no2933 | | pp412-4. Paper read by Oldrieve to the Glasgow Institute of Architects. |  | Civil Engineer and Architects' Journal | October 1837 | | | p29 |  | Glasgow Herald | 29 January 1866 | | | David Hamilton work |  | Glasgow Herald | 13 July 1912 | | | |  | Glasgow Herald | 3 December 1912 | | | |  | Glasgow Herald | 23 December 1912 | | | |  | Scottish Art Review | 1960 | VII, no.4 | | p1 |  | Transactions Scottish Ecclesiological Society | 1913 | | | p102 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Courtesy of Robert Hill, Canada | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent February 2015 |  | DMW Archive | Research notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean | | Dallachy |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32654 | |  | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job Book |  | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 235 |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | Copies of Blore and Matheson drawings GWD 22/95-98. Also G M Kemp's signed copy (1836) 'Plans of the Proposed estorations and Alterations to the Cathedral of Glasgow (RIAS Collection) |  | Public Record Office | Office of Works Records | | |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Thomas Johnston Beveridge: F no3541 (box 25) |  | Uncertain | Glasgow Cathedral Archives | | Blore drawings and Matheson drawings including contract drawings |
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