Basic Site Details

Name: Provan Gas Works
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Royston RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 5190014 September 1904Build/constructionConstruction of first section (horizontal retort house and plant)
Item 2 of 5191928 September 1922AdditionSection two (vertical retort house and plant)
Item 3 of 5After 1919 AdditionSection three (Residual Works)
Item 4 of 51936 AdditionBenzole Recovery Plant installed
Item 5 of 5March 1951 AdditionNew transformer buildings

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 2William Foulis A19001904 
Item 2 of 2Scottish Gas Board Architects B1951 For new transformer buildings

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Hume, John R1974Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow Glasgow & London: Blackiep279
Item 2 of 2Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p423

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder30 March 1951  p469
Item 2 of 2Official Inspector28 August 1936