Basic Site Details Name: | North Park House | Town, district or village: | Kelvinside | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £13,576.
Additions of 1969 cost £600,000 (given as £700,000 in RIBA directory 1975) | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | BBC Broadcasting House | | | | BBC Building | Yes | | | Queen Margaret College | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 20 (or 30), Queen Margaret Drive | Yes | Number given in HS List is 30 |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1869 | | | | | 1938 | | | Converted to BBC premises | | 18 November 1938 | | | BBC premises opened | | 3 March 1961 | | Scheme accepted | Dean 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 | | 1969 | | Addition | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Bell, John and Matthew | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes | | 11 Margaret Street | Cost £867 | | Medical School for Women | Cost: £7,410. The other part of what is now Queen Margaret College is listed separately in DSA. See North Park House. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gildard, Thomas | 1895 | An Old Glasgow Architect on some Older Ones | XXVI | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | | | | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p346 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1936 | Jun-Jun | | p347 | | British Architect | 10 January 1896 | | | | | Builder | 3 March 1961 | | | p432 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32902 | | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job book | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 94 | | Mitchell Library | Gildard's 'Some Old Glasgow Architects' supplementary manuscript | | |
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