Basic Site Details

Name: F W Woolworth and Company
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 1Shop  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Argyle Street  
Item 2 of 2Miller Street  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 41922 Build/construction 
Item 2 of 4November 1960 Damagestore burned down per Builder p1054
Item 3 of 42 December 1960 Proposedrebuild at cost of £600,000 to be finished in 18 months' time per Builder p1054
Item 4 of 424 March 1961 Build/constructiontender accepted by John Laing & Son Ltd per Builder p589

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 3F W Woolworth & Co Ltd, in-house architects (Woolworth Constuction Department  A1922  
Item 2 of 3William Priddle A1922 As Chief Architect
Item 3 of 3George Gilford B24 March 1961 Reconstruction after fire per Builder p589

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Morrison, Kathryn A Woolworths: 100 years on the High Street London: English Heritage (or Historic England)p43

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder2 December 1960  p1054
Item 2 of 2Builder24 March 1961  'Tenders' p589