Basic Site Details
| Name: | Buck's Head Buildings |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Restoration part-funded by the Historic Scotland Hsitoric Buildings Award. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Buckshead Building | ||
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 | |
| 59-63, Argyle Street | Yes | |
| 1, Dunlop Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1863 | c. 1868 | ||
| 1980 | 1984 | Restoration | Also retail development |
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 | |
| A & G Thomson | A | 1863 | c. 1868 | ||
| Alexander Thomson | A | 1863 | c. 1868 | ||
| George Thomson | A | 1863 | c. 1868 | ||
| Carl Fisher Sibbald & Partners | A | 1980 | 1984 | Restoration and retail development | |
| David Greig Sibbald | D | 1980 | 1984 | Restoration and retail development | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Leck, Henry, accountant and/or Simpson, John, builder | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gildard, Thomas | 1888 | Greek Thomson | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209 | ||
| Nicholson, Jane or Thomson, Amelia | Memoir of Alexander Thomson | Written for Alexander Thomson Memorial | |||
| Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of David G Sibbald | Information sent via DSA website | Sent July 2009 | |
| Glasgow Institute of Architects | Biographical sketch and job list of Greek Thomson by Rev John Stark, 1879 | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32608 | 63 Argyle Street (Buck's Head Buildings) |
| Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | ||