Basic Site Details
| Name: | City of Glasgow Bank |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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| Notes: | The proposed head office of the City of Glasgow bank was not completed as such, but roofed in a simplified form by the liquidators and sold to Mann Byars as a warehouse. The building which forms the subject of the illustration was in course of erection, and nearly completed, at the time the Bank stopped payment in October last. It has since been completed and roofed in at the level of the main cornice, but the work above this stage will not now be done. The material used for the building is from the Overwood Quarries, with a granite base up to the height of the street floor sills. The architects are Messrs Campbell Douglas and Sellars, Glasgow. [Building News 13 June 1879 p660] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Mann Byars warehouse | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Bank | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| City of Glasgow Bank, Glassford Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1878 | |||
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 | |
| Campbell Douglas | A | 1878 | |||
| Campbell Douglas & Sellars | A | 1878 | |||
| James Sellars | A | 1878 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1879 | 656 | |||
| RSA | 1880 | 988 | |||
| Stratten and Stratten | 1891 | Glasgow and its environs: a literary, commercial & social review past & present… | London, Stratten & Stratten | p60 Illustration as completed by Mann Byars with original Mann Byars roof | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 13 June 1879 | p660 and illustration | ||