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Basic Site Details

St Bride's Episcopal Church
Glasgow
Scotland
Planned as phased construction. Contractor for Phase 1 Stephens Bastow and Company Limited. Bristol
Tender - £3,812

Nave 102 x 26…light roof covers space between Nave roof and temporary Greek walls…
27 foot arches… £6000 [Builder, 1 June 1907]

Eric Gill\'s Virgin & Child was the gift of Miss Janet Watson. Drawings held in church

Ochterlony collaborated with Andrew Watson Turnbull on furnishing and decoration of chancel.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

Class classic

ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
ChurchNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
69 Hyndland RoadYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
19031904Begun - not completed
Tenders submitted1903/03
1903/05Foundation stone and one bay of nave
1905/05/05Memorial stone of extension
19131916West end reconstructed, tower, proposed double aisles, north side; porch; stair from cloisters to tower; organ loft; nave roof, marble floor to sanctuary and lady chapel, rood beam figures

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
George Frederick Bodley1903|1904Church begun - not completed
Harold Ogle TarboltonA1915West end reconstructed, tower, proposed double aisles, north side; porch; stair from cloisters to tower; organ loft; nave roof, marble floor to sanctuary and lady chapel, rood beam figures - decoration in conjunction with Andrew Watson Turnbull
Hay Henderson & TarboltonA1915West end reconstructed, tower, proposed double aisles, north side; porch; stair from cloisters to tower; organ loft; nave roof, marble floor to sanctuary and lady chapel, rood beam figures - decoration in conjunction with Andrew Watson Turnbull

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Gomme, Andor and Walker, David1987Architecture of GlasgowSecond revised ednLondon: Lund Humphries1st ed (1968), p180
RSA1916573

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Glasgow Herald1915/02/01*
St Bride's Magazine1906/05149Interior
British Architect1903/03/20Page ix - tenders
Builder1907/06/01XCII
Building News1903/05/29*
Glasgow Herald1915/04/02*
St Bride's Magazine1900/0981Bodley's design for the south elevation

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive materialInformation about Andrew Watson Turnbull
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32531