Basic Site Details Name: | The Buchanan Retreat | Town, district or village: | Boclair, Bearsden | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The building was erected from legacies left by three sisters, Misses Buchanan of Belfield in Ayrshire, who wished to provide for poorer members of the Buchanan Clan in their later years. In due course the restriction to those called Buchanan had to be removed due to the lack of applications from people of that surname and, following an interest taken in the Institution by the Corporation of Glasgow, who were represented among the original trustees, it became a Home for elderly men. In 1960 the property was acquired by Bearsden Town Council and became the new Municipal Buildings. By 1975 the building housed the Administration and Finance Departments of the new Bearsden and Milngavie District Council [Murray, William, 1975]. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Council Offices | | | | New Municipal Buildings | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1887 | | Design exhibited | | | 1960(?) | 1962 | Reconstruction | | | 31 May 1962 | | Opened | Opened by Her Royal Highness, Princess Margaret |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Thomas Halket (junior) | | A | 1887 | | | | Walter Underwood | | B | 1960(?) | 1962 | | | Walter Underwood & Partners | | B | 1960(?) | 1962 | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1887 | | | | 857 | | Murray, William | 1975 | The Burgh of Bearsden | | Bearsden Town Council | p27,50 |
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