Basic Site Details

Name: Metropolitan Vickers Building
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Sculptor: Phyllis Bone RSA.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Fortune HouseYes 
Item 2 of 2Metro-Vick HouseYes 

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 174, Waterloo StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21925  Date of blue print drawings
Item 2 of 21927 Journal reference 

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 1James Taylor Thomson  19251927 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2NMRS Survey of Private Collections  NMRS does specify source of these drawings
Item 2 of 2Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1928   738

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Architect and Building News1927Jan/June  
Item 2 of 2Architects Journal19 October 1927   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33216