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Basic Site Details
Name
Fairfield Shipbuilding Company Offices
Town, District or Village
Govan
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
B Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Cost: £15,500.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Office
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
1030-1048 Govan Road
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1889
1891
Contract offered
1962/3/16
Contract for the reconstruction of the shipyard buildings
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Honeyman & Keppie
A
1889
1891
John Honeyman
A
1889
1891
John Keppie
A
1889
1891
Babtie, Shaw & Morton
Engineer
1962
George Wimpey & Co Ltd
Architectural practice
1962
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Hume, John R
1974
Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow
Glasgow & London: Blackie
A1
Stark, David
2004
Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004
Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd
pp16, 19, 114, 128 and 143
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
period ref classic
Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1898/07/09
LXXV
Builder
1962/3/16
p581
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
arc ref classic
Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Strathclyde Regional Archives
Glasgow Dean of Guild
14 September 1889
Hunterian Museum
Mackintosh Collection
Job Book
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
33356
Glasgow City Archives
Worsdall Collection
TD1309/G/30
Keppie Design (David Stark)
Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie
No 21
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