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Basic Site Details
Name
Buchanan Street Railway Station
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
63 designs were submitted, Charles Wilson was the assessor. His report was produces 7 April 1858
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Caledonian Railway Station
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Railway station
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
Buchanan 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
1852
Design for new station drawn up but scheme abadoned at this point
1857
1858
Competition designs drawn up. Not built
1857/11/04
Competition adjudicated
1867
Third attempt to take forward station construction)
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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
James Salmon (senior)
1852
Produced scheme for new station - scheme abandoned and Salmon paid off
James Collie
1858
Competition design - placed second (pseudonym 'Abracadabra')
John Clayton
1858
Competition design - placed third (pseudonym 'Signal')
John Thomas Rochead
1858
Competition design - placed first (pseudonym 'Caledonia Romana')
William Burn
1858
Submitted design - not placed (probably really Macvicar Anderson was responsible)
Charles George Hood Kinnear
B
1867
Report probably with sketch scheme
James Maitland Wardrop
1867
Report probably with sketch scheme
John Dick Peddie
B
1867
Report probably with sketch scheme
Peddie & Kinnear
B
1867
Report probably with sketch scheme
Caledonian Railway Company Architect's and Engineer's Department
C
1907
1911
Extensions to Caledonian Railway Company Head Offices
Matthew Adam
C
1907
1911
Extensions to Caledonian Railway Company Head Offices
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Caledonian Railway Company
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
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Notes
Name
Buchanan Street Station, Caledonian Railway Engineer's Office
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Harper, Roger H
1983
Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitionsâ¦
London: Mansell Publishing
Johnston, Colin and Hume, J R
1979
Glasgow Stations
Newton Abbot: David and Charles
p99-100
RSA
1864
50 (Rochead's design)
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1858
XVI
p412
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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
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
Matthew Adam: L v22 no1769
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