Basic Site Details

Name: North Park House
Town, district or village: Kelvinside
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Cost £13,576.

Additions of 1969 cost £600,000

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 3BBC Broadcasting House  
Item 2 of 3BBC BuildingYes 
Item 3 of 3Queen Margaret College  

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 120 (or 30), Queen Margaret DriveYesNumber given in HS List is 30

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 51869   
Item 2 of 51938  Converted to BBC premises
Item 3 of 518 November 1938  BBC premises opened
Item 4 of 53 March 1961 Scheme acceptedDean of Guild Court approval for £800,000 extension, including TV studio, which will double area of BBC building and will be built atop the adjacent bowling green per Builder p432
Item 5 of 51969 Addition 

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 9John HoneymanArchitect 1869 Taken over from J T Rochead.
Item 2 of 9John Thomas RocheadArchitect 1869 Designed and started house; completed by Honeyman
Item 3 of 9James MillerArchitectB19361938Later embellishments - in association with M T Tudsbery
Item 4 of 9John Wellwood MansonArchitectB19361938Later embellishments, as assistant to James Miller
Item 5 of 9Marmaduke Tudsbery TudsberyArchitect, EngineerB19361938Later embellishments with James Miller
Item 6 of 9Robert Wilson D1969 Extension
Item 7 of 9Thomson, McCrea & SandersArchitectural practiceD1969 Extension
Item 8 of 9William Hamilton SandersArchitectD1969 Extension
Item 9 of 9William McCreaArchitectD1969 Extension

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Bell, John and Matthew 

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
 Building NameNotes
Item 1 of 211 Margaret StreetCost £867
Item 2 of 2Medical School for WomenCost: £7,410. The other part of what is now Queen Margaret College is listed separately in DSA. See North Park House.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Gildard, Thomas1895An Old Glasgow Architect on some Older OnesXXVIProceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow 
Item 2 of 3RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 3 of 3Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p346

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Architect and Building News1936Jun-Jun p347
Item 2 of 3British Architect10 January 1896   
Item 3 of 3Builder3 March 1961  p432

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 4Historic ScotlandListed Buildings Register32902 
Item 2 of 4Hunterian MuseumMackintosh Collection Job book
Item 3 of 4Keppie Design (David Stark)Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie No 94
Item 4 of 4Mitchell LibraryGildard's 'Some Old Glasgow Architects' supplementary manuscript