Basic Site Details

Name: St George's Tron Church
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 1Church  

Street Addresses

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418071808Build/construction 
Item 2 of 4c. 1870  Proposal by Low to reconstruct it as a municipal building
Item 3 of 41885  Alterations and additions
Item 4 of 4After 1895Before 1911 Internal alterations

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 7William Stark C18071808 
Item 2 of 7David Paton Low Ac. 1870 Proposal by Low to reconstruct it as a municipal building
Item 3 of 7Haig & Low Ac. 1870 Proposal by Low to reconstruct it as a municipal building
Item 4 of 7John Haig Ac. 1870 Proposal by Low to reconstruct it as a municipal building
Item 5 of 7David Thomson  1885 Alterations and additions
Item 6 of 7Glasgow Office of Public Works Architectural Department (later Glasgow Corporation City Engineer's Department) BAfter 1895Before 1911Internal alterations
Item 7 of 7William Armour Arbuckle BAfter 1895Before 1911Internal alterations - as assistant in Glasgow City Engineer's Department

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Chapman, Robert1812Picture of Glasgow or Stranger's Guide Glasgowp90-1
Item 2 of 2Gildard, Thomas1895An Old Glasgow Architect on some Older OnesXXVIProceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow 

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSWeddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) Thomson's job list
Item 2 of 2RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers William Armour Arbuckle: L v23 no1828