Basic Site Details
| Name: | Prison Gate Mission Home |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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| Notes: | Cost: £3,731. 'John Honeyman & Keppie made alterations and additions to one of Glasgow's two Houses of Shelter for Females. The Whitevale Street premises were designed by John Honeyman in the late 1870s. These charitable houses offered accommodation and employment in laundries for women recently released from the nearby Duke Street Prison. The first phase of work added a reception room and three bedrooms to an existing two-storey house. The second phase included the construction of a new laundry chimney, alterations and repairs' (Mackintosh website). |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Prison Gate mission | ||
| Whitevale Mission Laundry | By 1900 | |
| Working Boys' Home | by 1920 | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Mission | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Whitevale Street | Yes | Off Duke Street |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1883 | Build/construction | ||
| 1895 | Alterations and additions | Additions - reception room and three bedrooms added to existing two-storey house. | |
| 1900 | Alterations and additions | New laundry chimney, alterations and repairs | |
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 | |
| John Honeyman | A | 1883 | Mackintosh website gives late 1870s but does not give source. | ||
| Honeyman & Keppie | B | 1895 | Additions - reception room and three bedrooms added to existing two-storey house. | ||
| John Honeyman | B | 1895 | Additions - reception room and three bedrooms added to existing two-storey house. | ||
| John Keppie | B | 1895 | Additions - reception room and three bedrooms added to existing two-storey house. | ||
| Honeyman & Keppie | C | 1900 | New laundry chimney, alterations and repairs | ||
| John Honeyman | C | 1900 | New laundry chimney, alterations and repairs | ||
| John Keppie | C | 1900 | New laundry chimney, alterations and repairs | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| http://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk | http://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk | M104 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 18 July 1890 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | Job Book | |
| Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | Nos 198, 268a | |