Basic Site Details

Name: Stewart & McDonald's Warehouse
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: See separate entry for the Argyle Street frontage by Bromhead (Campbell, Stewart & McDonald's warehouses), continuing Spence's façade.

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 221-31, Buchanan StreetYesNorth section
Item 2 of 28-28, Mitchell StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21866   
Item 2 of 2c. 1879  Rebuilding of south section and improvement of Buchanan Street frontage as a whole

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 6Donald Bruce A1866 Original north section - may have been involved, as apprentice to William Spence
Item 2 of 6William Spence A1866 Original north section
Item 3 of 6Donald Bruce Bc. 1879 As assistant to William Spence - rebuilding of south section and improvement of Buchanan Street frontage as a whole
Item 4 of 6Henry Field Spence Bc. 1879 Rebuilding of south section and improvement of Buchanan Street frontage as a whole
Item 5 of 6William Spence Bc. 1879 Rebuilding of south section and improvement of Buchanan Street frontage as a whole
Item 6 of 6William Spence & Son Bc. 1879 Rebuilding of south section and improvement of Buchanan Street frontage as a whole

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Keddie, Robert - of Stewart & McDonald 
Item 2 of 2Stewart & McDonald 

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
 Building NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Campbell, Stewart and Macdonald's warehousesSee separate entry for the original Buchanan Street block by William Spence (Stewart & McDonald's Warehouse), extended by Bromhead into Argyle Street and Mitchell Street.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Fraser, D1885The making of Buchanan Street   
Item 2 of 2Moss, Michael and Turton, Alison1989A legend of retailing: House of Fraser  p345-6

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Helensburgh and Gareloch Times27 June 1883  Obituary

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32991 
Item 2 of 2RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Donald Bruce: L v16 no1149