Basic Site Details Name: | Ibrox Park football stadium | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Part of the roof section of the earlier stadium designed by John Gordon (see entry First Ibrox Stadium) was incorporated into the new building by Leitch.
Cost of rebuilding (1902-28): £45,000. Cost of new South Stand (1926-9): £95,000. The South Stand was Leitch's largest and most expensive grandstand. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Stadium | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 100-170, Edmiston Drive | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1899 | 1900 | | | | April 1900 | | Opened | | | 1902 | 1928 | | Gradual rebuilding, retaining front section of original North Stand | | 5 April 1902 | | | Collapse of part of south-west terrace | | c. 1923 | | | Negotiations begun for construction of new South Stand | | 1926 | 1928 | Construction | New South Stand | | 1 January 1929 | | | Re-opened | | 1 January 1929 | | | New South Stand officially opened | | 1978 | 1981 | Reconstruction | Rebuilt in an innovative oval form. | | 1989 | 1990 | Addition | Upper deck | | Late 1980s | | | Remodelling |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Rangers Football Club | | | Struth, Bill - team manager of Rangers Football Club | Oversaw later work | | Wilton, William - secretary-manager of Rangers Football Club | Oversaw work from 1899 until his death in 1920 |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gorst, T | 1995 | Buildings around us | | | p73-75 | | Inglis, Simon | 1983 | Football Grounds of Great Britain | | | | | Inglis, Simon | 2005 | Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - football ground designer | | London: English Heritage | pp15-25, 64-5 & 180-9 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p592 | | www.lochturret.com | | www.lochturret.com | | | Accessed October 2010 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33338 | | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | 1926/381 (26 May 1926) | | | University of Strathclyde | AHAUS (Archive of Historical Architecture, University of Strathclyde) | 86.27 | |
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