Basic Site Details Name: | Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Work by Harvey & Scott in 1965 cost £410,000 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Royal College of Science and Technology | | | | Royal Technical College | | Name from 9 February 1912 | | University of Strathclyde | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | EDUCATION | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 204, George Street | Yes | | | Montrose Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | | | Build/construction | The School of Architecture is to be build as part of the multimillion ponud development. | | June 1892 | | | Design prepared by Robert A Bryden, on Committee's request - unexecuted | | 5 October 1900 | | | New Committee appointed to select architect, after further deliberations; designs invited from specifically selected firms | | 18 January 1901 | | Journal reference | Competition brief summarised in 'The Builder' (but competition was for invited entries only) | | 17 April 1901 | | | Closing date for competition | | 29 June 1901 | | Scheme accepted | David Barclay's scheme accepted | | 17 June 1902 | | | Barclay appointed as architect | | 1938 | | | Additions | | January 1950 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Plans in hand for extension | | 1952 | | Plans dated | Layout for 4th Industrial Physics Conference. Circulations plans. | | 17 July 1953 * | | Addition | Plans in hand for new building | | 30 April 1954 * | | Alterations and additions | Plans prepared | | 1960 | 1964 | Proposed | '£1m. extension scheme...phased over the next four years...The programme comprises a block for chemistry and chemical technology, and the completion of the Montrose-street engineering extension where it joins Cathedral-street.' per Builder 24 April 1959 p795 | | 13 January 1961 | | Scheme accepted | plans for several major developments - 8-storey extension to new engineering block, 7-storey chemistry block and 3-storey chemical technology block - approved in principle per Builder p82 | | 24 February 1961 | 1964 | Scheme accepted | third phase of college's £2.5m. post-war building programme; £1.25m. building programme including an 8-storey extension to the engineering dept, a 7-storey chemistry block and a 3-storey chemical technology block per Builder p384 | | 1961 | | Addition | The Alex Colman Group of London, sponsoring a £1m. building development on a 11 acre site. The new developmente will incorporate shops, offices, a restaurant and an extension of the Royal College of Science and Technology, with parking facilities for 505 cars. | | 1962 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | The Alex Colman Group of London are the sponsors of a building development in George Street, Richmond Street and North Portland Street: shops, offices, a restaurant and an extension to the Royal College of Science and Technology. Parking facilities for 505 cars. | | 1965 | | Addition | Additions by Harvey & Scott |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Robert Alexander Bryden | | | June 1892 | | Produced design, on Committee's request - unexecuted | | James Miller | | | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation - unsuccessful | | (Dr) Colin Sinclair | | A | Late 1900 or early 1901 | 1911 | As chief assistant to H & D Barclay, who won competition to secure job, after being invited to submit design | | David Barclay | | A | Late 1900 or early 1901 | 1911 | Won competition to secure job, after being invited to submit design | | H & D Barclay | | A | Late 1900 or early 1901 | 1911 | Won competition to secure job, after being invited to submit design | | John Begg Campbell | | A | Late 1900 or early 1901 | 1910 | As apprentice/assistant to H & D Barclay, who won competition to secure job, after being invited to submit design | | P & W Anderson | | A | Late 1900 or early 1901 | 1911 | As engineers/builders | | John Thomson | | B | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation - unsuccessful | | Robert Douglas Sandilands | | B | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation - unsuccessful | | Thomson & Sandilands | | B | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation - unsuccessful | | Clarke & Bell | | C | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation - Bell submitted J H Craigie's design rather than one by himself - unsuccessful but placed second by professional staff | | George Bell II | | C | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation - Bell submitted his principal assistant J H Craigie's design rather than one by himself - unsuccessful but placed second by professional staff | | James Hoey Craigie | | C | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted - Bell was invited but he chose to submit a design by his principal assistant J H Craigie - unsuccessful but placed second by professional staff | | James Salmon & Son | | D | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design - unsuccessful | | James Salmon (junior) | | D | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design - unsuccessful | | John Gaff Gillespie | | D | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design - unsuccessful | | William Forrest Salmon | | D | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design - unsuccessful | | Honeyman & Keppie | | E | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation - unsuccessful | | John Honeyman | | E | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation - unsuccessful | | Henry Mitchell | | G | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation (in collaboration with Thomas Lennox Watson) - unsuccessful | | Thomas Lennox Watson | | G | Late 1900 or early 1901 | | Competition design submitted after invitation (in collaboration with Henry Mitchell) - unsuccessful | | (Dr) Colin Sinclair | | E | 1938 | | Additions | | H & D Barclay | | E | 1938 | | Additions | | Edward Grigg Wylie | | R | 1950 | | Extension | | Frederick Robert Wylie | | R | 1950 | | Extension | | Wylie, Shanks & Wylie | | R | 1950 | | Architects for extension | | Alexander Buchanan Campbell | | K | 1952 | | Layout for 4th Industrial Physics Conference. Circulations plans. | | (Dr) Colin Sinclair | | | 17 July 1953 * | | New building | | Frederick Robert Wylie | | S | 1954 | | Alterations and additions | | Wylie, Shanks & Wylie | | S | 1954 * | | Alterations and additions | | James Boyne Watson | | L | 1960s | | Additions to Royal College (cost £2.5m) - probably the extension scheme mentioned in the Builder (see below). | | James Napier Cunningham | | L | 1960s | | Additions to Royal College (cost £2.5m) - probably the extension scheme mentioned in the Builder (see below). | | Peter Lamont Burnside Borthwick | | L | 1960s | | Additions to Royal College (cost £2.5m) - probably the extension scheme mentioned in the Builder (see below). | | Thomas Cordiner, Cunningham & Partners | | L | 1960s | | Additions to Royal College (cost £2.5m) - probably the extension scheme mentioned in the Builder (see below). | | Thomas Ogilvie Maclean Cordiner | | L | 1960s | | Additions to Royal College (cost £2.5m) - probably the extension scheme mentioned in the Builder (see below). | | Alex Colman Group | | | 1961 | | | | Alexander Scott | | M | 1965 | | Additions | | D Harvey & A Scott | | M | 1965 | | Additions? | | David Harvey | | M | 1965 | | Aditions |
* earliest date known from documented sources. ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Glasgow & West of Scotland Technical College: Special Committee on New Buildings | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1905 | | part 1 | | Thomson & Sandilands entry | | Butt, J | 1996 | John Anderson's Legacy | | | | | Gomme, Andor and Walker, David | 1987 | Architecture of Glasgow | Second revised edn | London: Lund Humphries | p312 | | Mays, D C, Moss, M S & Oglethorpe, M K (Eds) | 2000 | Visions of Scotland's Past: Looking to the Future | | East Linton: Tuckwell Press | D M Walker, 'Designing the Royal College, Glasgow', pp97-121; NB subsequent research has revealed more accurate dates for the Clarke, Bell & Bryden practice history (included in this database) | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | Richardson, G P | 1974 | A Decade of Progress 1964-74 | | | | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1902 | | | | 556 (Watson & Mitchell design) | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1905 | | | | 433 (Thomson & Sandilands design) | | The Modern Building Record | 1912 | The Modern Building Record | Volume 3 | London: Wertheimer, Lea & Co | p108 | | Walker, D | 2000 | Designing the Royal College | | Mays, D C, Moss, M S and Oglethorpe, M K (eds): Visions of Scotland's past, pp97-121 | | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p149 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1938 | Jul-Dec | | p168 | | British Architect | 11 October 1901 | | | p256 and illustration of design submitted by James Salmon & Son | | Builder | 29 June 1901 | | | p632 | | Builder | 20 January 1950 | | | p119 | | Builder | 17 July 1953 | | | p121 | | Builder | 30 April 1954 | | | p786 | | Builder | 24 April 1959 | | | 'Glasgow College Extension' p795 | | Builder | 13 January 1961 | | | 'Glasgow Developments' p82 | | Builder | 24 February 1961 | | | p384 | | Builder | 14 December 1962 | | | p1204 | | Builder | 16 February 1962 | | | p375 | | RIBA Journal | April 1958 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary of Colin Sinclair (working on this as assistant to David Barclay) |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | | University of Strathclyde Archives | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32708 | | | Mitchell Library | Glasgow City Archives | | GC 052 BAI (reproduced on www.theglasgowstory.com) | | NMRS | A Buchanan Campbell Collection | BUC 1950/2/1 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Begg Campbell: L v23 no1875; Colin Sinclair: L v1 no54 (microfilm reel 29) |
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