Basic Site Details Name: | Caledonia Road UP Church | Town, district or village: | Hutchesontown | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost approximately £8,000 to build. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 1, Caledonia Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1855 | 1857 | | Church and hall | | 22 March 1857 | | Opened | | | 1965 | | | Burnt out and partially demolished | | 25 March 1966 | | Proposed | Survey to be made of portico and tower with a view to preserving them as a memorial to Alexander Thomson. Building had previously been recommended for demolition | | 1969 | 1971 | Repair | Repairs following fire. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | UP Congregation meeting in Wellington Place Academy, Commercial Place | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Aikman, J Logie | 1875 | Historical Notices of the United Presbyterian Congregations in Glasgow | | Glasgow 1875 | | | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | p79 | | APSD | | The Dictionary of Architecture | ed Wyatt Papworth | The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) | | | Barclay, David | 1904 | Greek Thomson: his life and opinions | | Architectural Review May 1904 | | | Gildard, Thomas | 1888 | Greek Thomson | | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209 | | | Law, Graham | 1954 | Greek Thomson | cxv, May 1954 | Architectural Review, May 1954 (Publication of 1960 Cambridge dissertation, original at NMRS) | | | Nicholson, Jane or Thomson, Amelia | | Memoir of Alexander Thomson | | Written for Alexander Thomson Memorial | | | Small, Robert | 1904 | History of the Congregations of the United Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1900 | | Edinburgh: Riverside Press | Volume 2, p91 | | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 25 December 1964 | | | p1365 - considers possible renovation of church | | Building | 25 March 1966 | | | p.170 | | Building Chronicle | 1 April 1856 | | | p11 | | Building Chronicle | 1 January 1857 | | | p151 | | Building Chronicle | April 1857 | | | p189 (date?) | | Glasgow Herald | 1 November 1965 | | | | | Glasgow Herald | 18 November 1965 | | | | | Glasgow Herald | 4 March 1966 | | | | | Glasgow Herald | 27 October 1967 | | | Illustration |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow City Archives | Frank Worsdall's Collection on Greek Thomson, including job list and photograph list | | | | Glasgow Institute of Architects | Biographical sketch and job list of Greek Thomson by Rev John Stark, 1879 | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33497 | 1 Caledonia Road, Former Caledonia Road UP Church | | Mitchell Library, Glasgow | Drawings Collection | | Drawings | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Baird II: F v5 p60; microfiche 89/B4 |
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