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Basic Site Details
Name
22 Park Circus
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Inscription on building. Tiles by Copland & Sons, painted by R J Abraham, Lucien Besche, and C F Hurten.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
DOMESTIC
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
22 Park Circus
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1863c
Original design of façade to Circus
Alterations and additions
1872c
Interiors including Turkish Baths
1897
1898
Internal alterations
1902
Internal alterations
1905
Billiard room added
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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
Charles Wilson
1863b
Original design of façade to Circus: no 22 not built in his lifetime
James Boucher
1872C
Façade to Charles Wilson\'s design and interiors, including Turkish Bath for Wlter Macfarlane
James Salmon & Son
B
1897
1903
Interiors - internal alterations, including billiard room (1905)
James Salmon (junior)
B
1897
1905
Interiors - internal alterations, including billiard room (1905)
John Gaff Gillespie
B
1897
1905
Interiors - internal alterations, including billiard room (1905)
William Forrest Salmon
B
1897
1905
Interiors - internal alterations, including billiard room (1905)
Salmon, Son & Gillespie
B
1903
1905
Interiors - internal alterations, including billiard room (1905)
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Macfarlane, Walter
Internal alterations of c1897-1900
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Academy Architecture
1905
part 2
p121
Culshaw, Elizabeth Viguie
1991
Fashions and style in a mid to late 19th century Glasgow Town House
University of Glasgow, unpublished dissertation
Copy in NMRS
Pearson, Lynn
2005
The Gazetteer: a guide to British Tile and Architectural Ceramics Locations
Richard Dennis/Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society
p420
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts
1903
570
Shifrin, Malcolm
2015
Victorian Turkish Baths
Historic England
p243 Detailed description
The Studio Yearbook of decorative art
1907
1907-08
p107-08
Thomson, David
1882
Memoir of Charles Wilson
13 March 1882
Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society
Williamson, Riches, Higgs
1990
Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)
pp53, 286
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
The Studio
1900
v18
p34-37
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
32238
For 1-29 Park Circus and 9 Park Street South
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