Basic Site Details

Name: General Post Office Savings Bank Headquarters
Town, district or village: Cowglen
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31 April 1966 Contract offeredTender accepted from Terrapin Ltd for construction of industrialised buildings as final phase of development costing £267,847
Item 2 of 3November 1967 AdditionAdditional temporary accommodation contracts accepted [Medway Buildings] for £80,100.
Item 3 of 3July 1967 Build/constructionContract for major part of development costing over £3.5 million has been placed with Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd., Glasgow

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 6Mr E Dobson  1 April 1966 Senior Architect for MoPBW
Item 2 of 6Terrapin Ltd  1 April 1966  
Item 3 of 6Medway Buildings (Scotland) Ltd  1967 For additional temporary accommodation.
Item 4 of 6A D McDougall A1967  
Item 5 of 6George Albert Henry Pearce A1967 Superintending architect
Item 6 of 6H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) A1967 Scottish branch

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Building1 April 1966  p152
Item 2 of 3Building3 November 1967  p170
Item 3 of 3Building14 July 1967  p120