Basic Site Details Name: | Stow College of Building and Printing and Stow College of Commerce and Distributive Trades | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £350,000. Won Civic Trust Award, 1964
Entries from Builder 25 August 1958 state that 'the site is at Cathedral-street, where the older Stow College buildings have been cleared, and on completion of this project further clearances will be made to allow extensions' p332 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Central College of Commerce, Charles Oakley Campus | Yes | | | Glasgow College of Building & Printing and Central College of Commerce | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | College | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 300, Cathedral Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 4 January 1952 | | Build/construction | Journal reference | | December 1957 | October 1958 | Addition | Major extension, per Builder 28 April 1961, p811 | | 20 June 1958 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | 'A new £700,000 College of Building is to be erected in Cathedral-street, replacing the existing buildings in North Hanover-street, Glasgow.' per Builder p1154 | | 24 April 1959 | | Proposed | 8-storey r.c. building per Builder p795
| | May 1959 | | Build/construction | actual construction start date for new college; project not finished as of 18 April 1961 per Builder 28 Apr 1961 p811 | | 1960 | 1964 | Build/construction | | | August 1961 | August 1963 | Build/construction | Estimated start and completion dates for major exctension to College of Engineering per Builder 28 April 1961 p811 | | 1964 | | Won award or awards | Civic Trust |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Education Authority | | | Glasgow Corporation Education Committee | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Stow College | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p603 | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p18 | | Khan, Hasan-Uddin | 2001 | International Style | | | p149-50 | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p143 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 6 May 1964 | | | | | Architects Journal | 6 May 1964 | | | p1053 | | Builder | 4 January 1952 | | | p33 | | Builder | 20 June 1958 | | | 'Glasgow Schools Programme' p154 or 1154 | | Builder | 24 April 1959 | | | p795 | | Builder | 28 April 1961 | | | 'New Technical Colleges, Scotland' p811 | | Builder | 28 April 1961 | | | p811 'New Technical Colleges, Scotland' | | Builder | 8 May 1964 | | | | | Prospect | 1959 | Summer | | p10-12 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Buildings of Scotland Research Unit | Buildings of Scotland Research Notes (for unpublished volumes) | 143 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48413 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Peter Williams' paper: F no5628 (Combined Box 91) | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | | Glasgow Dean of Guild plans, Ref 1959/110, |
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