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Buildings

Basic Site Details

North Park House
Kelvinside
Glasgow
Scotland
Cost £13,576.

Additions of 1969 cost £600,000 (given as £700,000 in RIBA directory 1975)

Alternative Names

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

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Queen Margaret CollegeNo
BBC BuildingYes
BBC Broadcasting House

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
HouseNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
20 (or 30) Queen Margaret DriveYesNumber given in HS List is 30

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1869
1938Converted to BBC premises
1938/11/18BBC premises opened
Scheme accepted1961/03/03Dean of Guild Court approval for £800,000 extension, including TV studio, which will double area of BBC building and will be built atop the adjacent bowling green per Builder p432
Addition1969

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
John Honeyman1869Taken over from J T Rochead.
John Thomas Rochead1869Designed and started house; completed by Honeyman
James MillerB19361938Later embellishments - in association with M T Tudsbery
John Wellwood MansonB19361938Later embellishments, as assistant to James Miller
Marmaduke Tudsbery TudsberyB19361938Later embellishments with James Miller
Robert WilsonDArchitect1969Extension
Thomson, McCrea & SandersDArchitectural practice1969Extension
William Hamilton SandersDArchitect1969Extension
William McCreaDArchitect1969Extension

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Bell, John and Matthew

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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NotesName
Cost: £7,410. The other part of what is now Queen Margaret College is listed separately in DSA. See North Park House.Medical School for Women
Cost £86711 Margaret Street

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Gildard, Thomas1895An Old Glasgow Architect on some Older OnesXXVIProceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow
RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970
RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices
Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)p346

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
British Architect1896/01/10*
Architect and Building News1936Jun-Junp347
Builder1961/03/03p432

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Keppie Design (David Stark)Database of jobs by Honeyman and KeppieNo 94
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32902
Mitchell LibraryGildard's 'Some Old Glasgow Architects' supplementary manuscript
Hunterian MuseumMackintosh CollectionJob book