Basic Site Details
| Name: | Temple Sawmills (Messrs Robinson & Dunn) |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | B of S misattributes this building to Laird & Napier. Glasgow City Council Statutory List (Ward 4) notes that bldg survives from Robinson Dunn Mill, founded 1874. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Canal Restaurant | Yes | |
| Robinson Dunn Mill | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 300, Bearsden Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| After 1905 | Before 1910 | Offices | |
| c. 1932 | Office block | ||
| 1997 * | Alteration/conversion | Planning permission granted in July 1997 for conversion into micro-brewery, with restaurant and bar - site start planned for around Christmas 1997 [as per Surplus Buildings Register of Nov 1997] | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Charles James McNair | A | After 1905 | Before 1910 | As chief assistant to John Nisbet - offices | |
| John Nisbet | A | After 1905 | Before 1910 | With C J McNair as chief assistant - offices | |
| George Laird | B | c. 1932 | Office block | ||
| John Laird | B | c. 1932 | Office block | ||
| John Laird & Son | B | c. 1932 | Office block | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Robinson & Dunn | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| McKean, Charles | 1987 | The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction | Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press | p113 | |
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p395 (misattributes the building to Laird & Napier) | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| DMW Archive | Research notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean | ||
| Glasgow City Council | Surplus Buildings Register | 0008 | Entered register 01/12/93 |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32170 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Charles McNair: L v22 no 1787 | |
| Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | Drawings missing but identified as John Laird & Son. | |