Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Restaurant

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1937	1938
	1939		Demolition

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
	Philip Edward Joseph McManus (later Phillip or Philipp Edouard McManis)		A	1936 or 1937		As senior assistant to T P Marwick & Son
	T P Marwick & Son		A	1936 or 1937	1938	In collaboration with Thomas Smith Tait
	Thomas Craigie Marwick		A	1936 or 1937	1938	In collaboration with Thomas Smith Tait
	Thomas Smith Tait		A	1936 or 1937	1938	Oversaw work by T P Marwick & Son and entire exhibition design
	Thomas Waller Marwick		A	1936 or 1937	1938	In collaboration with Thomas Smith Tait

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Parent Structure and Site

This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details):
	Building name	Notes
	Glasgow Empire Exhibition, masterplan	Planned and overseen by Thomas Smith Tait, appointed by the Government.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Crampsey, Bob	1988	The Empire Exhibition of 1938		Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing Company
	Kinchin, Perilla and Kinchin, Juliet		Glasgow's Great Exhibitions		White Cockade Publishing
	McKean, Charles	1987	The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction		Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press	pp185, 187

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Architect and Building News	1938	Jan-Jun		p168
	Builder	Late 1937	CLIII		pp271, 1055, 1104, 1143, 1147
	Builder	Early 1938	CLIV		pp148, 237, 481, 631, 974-7, 983-992, 1007-1008

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Drawings Collection		GWD/96/1-9
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	NMRS Architects Index		general reference to 'Glasgow Empire Exhibition Buildings'
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	NMRS Library		GW/6134/2, GW/6136/1, Photographs by Sir John Summerson
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		Thomas Waller Marwick: F no4470 (combined box 16)