Basic Site Details

Name: Philips Lighting Hamilton Factory
Town, district or village: Hamilton
City or county: Lanarkshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: This still remains Philips UK Manufacturing centre

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Factory  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Wellhall Rd  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 4After 1932Before 1947Build/constructionOriginal Factory
Item 2 of 41947 Tenders submittedExtension
Item 3 of 41960s Build/constructionNew factory or extension to old factory costing £500,000
Item 4 of 414 January 1966 Scheme acceptedConsent given by Dean of Guild Court for £450,000 extension. Floor space of 100,00 sq.ft. Construction to start immediately

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 7Thomas Smith Cordiner  After 1932Before 1940 
Item 2 of 7Thomas Smith Cordiner  1947 Factory Extension. Cordiner acting for Scottish Industrial Estates Limited
Item 3 of 7James Boyne Watson B1960s New factory or extension to old factory costing £500,000
Item 4 of 7James Napier Cunningham B1960s New factory or extension to old factory costing £500,000
Item 5 of 7Peter Lamont Burnside Borthwick B1960s New factory or extension to old factory costing £500,000
Item 6 of 7Thomas Cordiner, Cunningham & Partners B1960s New factory or extension to old factory costing £500,000
Item 7 of 7Thomas Ogilvie Maclean Cordiner B1960s New factory or extension to old factory costing £500,000

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Philips Lamps LimitedCentury House Shaftesbury Avenue London W1
for 1947 extension

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder14 January 1966  p.92A

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Thomas Smith Cordiner: F no4421 (combined box 13)