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Basic Site Details
Name
Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance and Junior Conservative Club
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
B Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
The original commission for this was given to John Burnet in 1868 but Bryce was called in as consultant and after producing a more elaborate scheme was given the job.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Scottish Widows Building
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Office
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
112-114 West George Street
Yes
Renfield Street
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1868
1869
1871
Internal recontruction
1932
Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops
Alteration/conversion
1952/05/23
Plans to be prepared for alterations and additions
1958
1960
Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed.
Alterations and additions
197
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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.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
David Bryce
1868
1869
John Burnet (senior)
1868
First scheme for Junior Conservative Club - displaced by Bryce.
Charles George Hood Kinnear
C
1871
Internal recontruction
John Dick Peddie
C
1871
Internal recontruction
Peddie & Kinnear
C
1871
Internal recontruction
Alexander Wright
B
1932
Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops
Edward Grigg Wylie
B
1932
Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops
Frederick Robert Wylie
B
1932
Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops
John Eadie Waddel Dallachy
B
1932
As assistant to Wylie Wright & Wylie - alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops
Wylie, Wright & Wylie
B
1932
Alterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops
Wylie, Shanks & Wylie
Architectural practice
1952
To prepare plans for alterations and additions
Frederick Robert Wylie
A
1958
1960
Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed.
George Ferguson Smellie Shanks
A
1958
1960
Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed.
Walter Underwood
A
1958
1960
Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed.
Wylie, Shanks & Underwood
A
1958
1960
Alterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed.
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Scottish Widows Fund
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Fiddes, Valerie and Rowan, Alistair
1976
David Bryce 1803-1876
Exhibition Catalogue, University of Edinburgh
p104
Gomme, Andor and Walker, David
1987
Architecture of Glasgow
Second revised edn
London: Lund Humphries
p298
Maxwell, Sir H
1914
Annals of the Scottish Widows Fund
Williamson, Riches, Higgs
1990
Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)
p250 (Wylie work)
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Architect and Building News
1932
Jan-Jun
p79
Builder
1952/05/23
p792
Builder
1876/05/27
XXXIV
Obituary of David Bryce
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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
Scottish Widows Archive
Estimates, Measurements and Accounts
1868-71
Scottish Widows Archive
Scottish Widows Letters
letter, 18 September 1868. Also for other information
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Buildings of Scotland Research Notes (for published volumes)
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
33238
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