Basic Site Details | Name: | John Menzies, 90-94 West Nile Street | | City or county: | Glasgow | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | The Dean of Guild Court has granted leave for the reconstruction of the warehouse in West Nile-street for John Menzies and Company Limited. Building operations will be started forthwith ... The new building will be entirely fireproof and constructed in ferroconcrete, with stone columns in front wall and white enamel brick covering those in back walls, built on the same principle as adopted at additions and alterations to the General Post Office in George Square, presently nearing completion.
The architects are Messrs. Brand and Lithgow 131 West Regent street, Glasgow. [Building News 5 June 1914 Page 771]
The reconstruction of this warehouse in West Nile Street, Glasgow, for Messrs. John Menzies and Co Ltd has now been completed. The new building is fully occupied by the proprietors in the carrying on of their extensive business as booksellers, newsagents and stationers. The entire scheme has occupied fully three years, and was carried through in three sections, owing to the fact that the proprietors conducted business as usual whilst the demolishing and reconstruction of the premises was taking place. The first section dealt with was the back building on north side of the lane connecting West Nile and Buchanan Streets. The next portion was the building fronting West Nile Street, and the last section was the remaining portion of said building to southern boundary. The building has a frontage of about 90 feet and consists of basement, shop and four upper floors, with flat roof (provision being made for two additional storeys when required), is entirely fireproof and constructed on the Hennebique ferro-concrete system with Dumfries-shire red stone covering columns and beams in front wall and white enamel brick covering those in back walls. The floors are connected by two ferro-concrete stairs enclosed in brick walls, the one on the north side having a one ton electric push button lift in centre of well. ... [Building News 7 November 1917 Page 364] | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Commercial premises | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 90-94, West Nile Street | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1914 | | Build/construction | Dean of Guild Court approval and commencement of construction | | 1917 | | Completion | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | Brand & Lithgow | | A | 1914 | | | | George McCulloch Brand | | A | 1914 | | Project continued by Lithgow when partnership dissolved | | Samuel Beglan Lithgow (or Samuel Beglain Lithgow) | | A | 1914 | 1917 | Project continued by Lithgow when partnership with Brand dissolved |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p254 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 5 June 1914 | | | p771 and illustration | | Building News | 7 November 1917 | | | p364 with plans section and elevation |
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