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Basic Site Details
Name
Sentinel Works
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Also offices. Scotland's first reinforced-concrete building, built using the Hennebique system. The drawings are in Leitch's name alone.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Shop
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
61 Jessie 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
1903
1914
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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
Archibald ('Archie') Leitch
A
1903
1914
With Brand & Lithgow (NB pattern shop and offices by Leitch)
Brand & Lithgow
A
1903
1914
With Archibald Leitch
George McCulloch Brand
A
1903
1914
With Archibald Leitch
Samuel Beglan Lithgow (or Samuel Beglain Lithgow)
A
1903
1914
With Archibald Leitch
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Alley and McLellan, engineers
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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
Hume, John R
1974
Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow
Glasgow & London: Blackie
I22
Inglis, Simon
2005
Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - football ground designer
London: English Heritage
pp34-5
Williamson, Riches, Higgs
1990
Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)
p527
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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
33693
Strathclyde Regional Archives
Glasgow Dean of Guild
1/99992, 1/9956 (drawings approved 24 December 1903)
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