Basic Site Details

Name: James Watt Technical College
Town, district or village: Greenock
City or county: Renfrewshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Cost given in RIBA 1975 directory £1.6m

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 528 April 1961 Build/constructionestimated start and completion dates not known per Builder p811
Item 2 of 5October 1967 ProposedWork to start on proposed £1 million technical college in March.
Item 3 of 51968(?) Build/construction 
Item 4 of 51969 Build/constructionWork in progress
Item 5 of 51973 Opened 

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 3Barbara Joan Osmond (Mrs Boissevain) A1968  
Item 2 of 3Boissevain & Osmond A1968  
Item 3 of 3Paul Boissevain A1968  

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Education Authority 
Item 2 of 2Renfrew County CouncilClient given in RIBA directory

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 2 of 3RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices   
Item 3 of 3Walker, Frank Arneil1986South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew  p130

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder28 April 1961  'New Technical Colleges, Scotland' p811
Item 2 of 2Building27 October 1967  p187