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Basic Site Details

Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvingrove
Glasgow
A Listed
Scotland
Competition assessed by Alfred Waterhouse. Two designs by Honeyman & Keppie short-listed.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Kelvingrove Art GalleryYes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
GalleryNot Known

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1888Competition announced
1891Competition entry by Stark & Rowntree
1891Competition entry by H & D Barclay
1892Competition entry by J W Simpson and Milner Allen
Design exhibited1892A N Prentice design - at RA
1892Competition entry by John Wallace
1892Final selection of designs made - J W Simpson and Milner Allen appointed
1892Competition entry by Keppie and Mackintosh submitted in final round
Design exhibited1893Designs by T Manly Deane and Hunter & Morris exhibited at RA
1894Sir Thomas Manly Deane competition design
1901Building completed and opened as part of International Exhibition
1914New south approaches
1918New print room
Plans drawn up1975aStreet Lighting project

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
(Sir) John James BurnetH1891Unsuccessful competition design
(Sir) John William SimpsonA18911895Won competition - appointed as architects in 1892
(Sir) Thomas Manly DeaneG1891Competition design - shortlisted but unsuccessful
(Sir) Thomas Newenham DeaneG1891Competition design - shortlisted but unsuccessful
(Sir) Thomas Newenham Deane & SonG1891Competition design - shortlisted but unsuccessful
Alexander Nisbet Paterson1891Competition design - second premium? (Harper suggests it was unplaced)
Andrew Noble Prentice1891Plateresque competition design - unsuccessful
Burnet Son & CampbellH1891Unsuccessful competition design
Chorley & ConnonJ1891Unsuccessful competition design
David BarclayD1891Competition entry - unplaced
Edmund John Milner AllenA18911901Won competition - appointed as architects in 1892
Fred RowntreeE1891Competition design - reached second tier
George Washington Browne1891Unsuccessful competition design
H & D BarclayD1891Competition entry - unplaced
Henry John TreadwellI1891Competition design - shortlisted but unsuccessful

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in the City of Glasgow
Corporation of Glasgowfinished scheme after Association for the Promotion of Art and Music ran out of funds

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Academy Architecture1893p86 , no 787 (A N Paterson's design)
Academy Architecture1892p46 (A N Prentice's design)
Academy Architecture1898part 1p78
Academy Architecture1894p96 Competition design, perspective view of interior of central hall (Deane design). H & D Barclay competition design p97
Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1894870 (H & D Barclay design); 642 (Deane design); 874 (Morris & Hunter design)
Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1893787 (A N Paterson design)
Graves, Algernon1905The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works…1905-6London: Graves and Bell1892, no 1802 (Prentice); 1893, no 1682 (T M Deane); 1893, no 1528 (Morris & Hunter)
Harper, Roger H1983Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions…London: Mansell Publishing
RSA1896H & D Barclay design
RSA1895511 (Wallace design)
Stark, David2004Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltdpp191-3
Stevenson, D M, et al.1914Municipal Glasgow: its evolution and enterprisesGlasgow: Corporation of the City of Glasgowpp39-45
Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)p278

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1891/08/15LXIp127
Builder1891/12/12LXIp444
Builder1892/04/16LXIIpp317-318
Builder1892/04/30LXIIpp335-336
Builder1892/05/07LXIIp342
Builder1892/10/22LXIIIp 321 Andrew Noble Prentice's design
Builder1893/12/23LXVp471
Builder1895/11/23LXIXp378
Building News1892/04/22*Simpson & Allen designs (drawiong by T Raffles Davison)
Building News1892/04/29*Competition designs by Stark & Rowntree,Treadwell & Martin, T M Deane
Building News1898/07/15*
British Architect1892/06/25*Honeyman & Keppie's designs
Glasgow Herald1895/04/14 & 15*
Builder1891/09/12LXIp208
Builder1891/12/19|26LXIp484

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild1/5371, 1/2627
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersJohn Alfred Taylor Houston: F no1794 (microfilm reel 14)
Hunterian MuseumMackintosh CollectionJob book for new print room by Keppie
Keppie Design (David Stark)Database of jobs by Honeyman and KeppieNo 241
Courtesy of Alexander MacgregorInformation sent to the DictionarySent April 2016
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33071