Basic Site Details
| Name: | Contractor's depot |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 1899 building (58 stalls) cost £2700 and 1904 work (40 stalls) cost £2000 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Depot | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 50, Calgary Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1899 | |||
| 1904 | Additions | ||
| 1952 * | Addition | Plans to be prepared for additions, including installation of petrol pump | |
* 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 | |
| William Tennant | A | 1899 | |||
| William Tennant | B | 1904 | Additions | ||
| Crawford & Neil | 1952 | To prepare plans | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Special Traffic (Pickfords) Division, Road Haulage Executive | 1952 proposed additions |
| Wordie & Co, haulage contractors | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Hume, John R | 1974 | Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow | Glasgow & London: Blackie | C96 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1 February 1952 | p205 | ||