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Basic Site Details

Stirling Municipal Buildings
Stirling
Stirlingshire
B Listed
Scotland

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Municipal buildingNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
8-10 Corn Exchange RoadYes
King StreetYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1908Competition held
19141918Building erected
Design exhibited1938Proposed completion of building as designed by John Gaff Gillespie
1939Contractors' huts erected, but completion project abandoned due to World War II
Addition19651968Further extension following demolition of Corn Exchange Hotel.

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
Alexander Wingate19083rd Premium in competition
Arthur Eustace Horsfield1908Unsuccessful competition design
George Mackie Watson1908Competition design - not successful
James Salmon (junior)A1908Won competition and secured job (building later completed by Gillespie after dissolution of partnership)
John Gaff GillespieA1908Won competition and secured job (building later completed by Gillespie after dissolution of partnership)
Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie1908Unsuccessful competition design
Salmon, Son & GillespieA1908Won competition and secured job (building later completed by Gillespie after dissolution of partnership)
William Forrest SalmonA1908Won competition and secured job (building later completed by Gillespie after dissolution of partnership)
John Gaff GillespieB19141918Building constructed
Gillespie Kidd & CoiaC19381939Proposed completion of building as designed by John Gaff Gillespie: contractors' huts erected 1939, but project abandoned due to World War II
Jack Antonio CoiaC19381939Proposed completion of building as designed by John Gaff Gillespie: contractors' huts erected 1939, but project abandoned due to World War II
T Warnett KennedyC19381939Proposed completion of building as designed by John Gaff Gillespie: contractors' huts erected 1939, but project abandoned due to World War II
Stirling Burgh Architect's OfficeKArchitectural Department (New Towns etc)19651968Further extension following demolition of Corn Exchange Hotel.
Walter Henderson GillespieKArchitect19651968Further extensions following the demolition of the Corn Exchange Hotel.

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Academy Architecture1908part 1p65 (T L Watson's competition design)
Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil2002Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland)New Haven and London: Yale University Presspp710-711
KochBritish Competitionsvolume 2 pp147-152
RSA1908411 (George Mackie Watson design)
RSA1909394 (A E Horsfield's competition design)
RSA1942696 (Fairlie's competition design)
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1938279

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1908/02/28XCIV
Architect and Builder\'s Journal1917/10/31*
Builder1917/05/04p288 Alexander Wingate Obituary

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register41105