Basic Site Details
| Name: | Marks & Spencer store |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | The original M&S store was designed by J M Munro & Sons in 1935, and built on the site at 172-174 Sauchiehall Street. It adopted the modular grid system that was developed by architect Robert Lutyens, who was appointed consultant architect by Marks and Spencer in 1934. The M&S store in Ayr was the first designed and built using this modular system that Lutyens had developed. In 1938, was extended to the West. In 1985 Marks and Spencer expanded, acquiring the site of the former Woolworth building to the east, which stood at 164-168 Sauchiehall Street. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Shop | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 172-74, Sauchiehall Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1935 | |||
| 24 January 1964 * | Addition | Extension | |
| 1985 | Addition | Extension | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| Robert Lutyens | 1935 | In association with J M Monro & Son | |||
| Charles Ernest Monro | A | 1935 | In association with Robert Lutyens | ||
| Geoffrey James Monro | A | 1935 | In association with Robert Lutyens | ||
| J M Monro & Son | A | 1935 | In association with Robert Lutyens | ||
| John Forbes | A | 1935 | In association with Robert Lutyens | ||
| John Steel | A | 1935 | As assistant with J M Monro & Son | ||
| Monro & Partners | 24 January 1964 * | Extension | |||
| Alastair Anderson Taylor (or Alistair Anderson Taylor) | C | c. 1985 | Extension | ||
| George Walter Waterston | C | c. 1985 | Extension | ||
| Gillean ('Sam') Petrie Small | C | c. 1985 | Extension | ||
| Monro & Partners | C | c. 1985 | Extension | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Burton, Neil | Robert Lutyens and Marks & Spencer | Thirties Society Journal no 5 | |||
| Gregory, Neil | 2003 | Monro and Partners: shopping in Scotland with Marks and Spencer | Architectural Heritage, Vol XIV, pp67-85 | p72 | |
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p240 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 24 January 1964 | p216 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Steel: A no7568 (Combined Box 195) and F no5676 (Combined 94) | |