Basic Site Details Name: | Royal Bank of Scotland | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Main Glasgow office/branch. | Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 92,94,96,98,100, Buchanan Street | Yes | | | Royal Exchange Square | Yes | After 1872-3 work |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1827 | | | | | 1872 | 1873 | | Internal reconstruction, and new telling room on Royal Exchange Square | | 6 August 1954 * | | Alterations and additions | Plans prepared and approved | | 1968 | | Alteration/conversion | Interiors gutted and refitted |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
PeopleDesign and Construction* earliest date known from documented sources. ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Royal Bank of Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RSA | 1873 | | | | 794 | | Sinclair, Fiona J, ed | 1995 | Charles Wilson Architect 1810-1863: A Question of Style | | Glasgow: Park Circus Promotions, 1995 | p23 | | Thomson, David | 1882 | Memoir of Charles Wilson | 13 March 1882 | Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society | | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p221 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 6 August 1954 | | | p240 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32639 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | Copies of plans C/67262-5/P | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Bell: F no4327 (combined box 8) |
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