Basic Site Details

Name: Warehouse for William Collins Sons & Co, Publishers
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Cost: £748,000.

Included new warehouse for storage, packing and despatch of books, and canteen to seat 1,200 at roof level.

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Cathedral Street(?) Location not certain

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 119621963Build/construction 

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 6Edward Hanlon A19621963Partner in charge - with William Jardine
Item 2 of 6Frederick Robert Wylie A19621963 
Item 3 of 6George Ferguson Smellie Shanks A19621963 
Item 4 of 6Peter Leslie Aitken Williams A19621963 
Item 5 of 6William Jardine A19621963Partner in charge with Ed Hanlon
Item 6 of 6Wylie Shanks & Partners A19621963 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Collins, William, Sons & Co - publishers 

References

Bibliographic References

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

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 William Jardine: F no5623 (combined box 91)