Basic Site Details

Name: Scottish Legal Life Assurance offices
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: 'Buildings of Scotland' gives the date as 1884

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 258-68, Virginia StreetYes 
Item 2 of 276-84, Wilson StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21889 Journal reference 
Item 2 of 2c. 1889 Competition held 

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 2Alexander Skirving  1889  
Item 2 of 2John E McKellar  1890 Unsuccessful competition design

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Scottish Legal Life Assurance Society 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1890   987
Item 2 of 2Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p191

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1British Architect23 August 1889   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32809 
Item 2 of 2RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Alexander Skirving: F v17 p53 no1123 (microfilm reel 12)