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Basic Site Details
Name
Lilybank House
Town, District or Village
Hillhead
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Queen Margaret Hall
Yes
University of Glasgow, Gilmorehill Campus Building D9
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
House
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
42 Bute Gardens
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
Build/construction
1850
Original house built (HS gives date as 1845)
1863
1865
Incoporation of earlier house
Alterations and additions
1895
N addition
1908
Further work
Refurbishment
2005
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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
A & G Thomson
C
1863
1865
Incorporating house of c.1850
Alexander Thomson
C
1863
1865
Incorporating house of 1850.
George Thomson
C
1863
1865
Incorporating house of c.1850
Honeyman & Keppie
A
1895
Alterations and additions - N addition
John Keppie
A
1895
Alterations and additions - N addition
Honeyman & Keppie
D
1900
Additions
John Keppie
D
1900
Additions
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
B
1908
Further work
Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh
B
1908
Further work
John Keppie
B
1908
Further work
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Queen Margaret Hall Co Ltd
Blackie, John Junior - publisher and Lord Provost
Client for Thomson work
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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
Hansell, M, Harris, H, Reilly, M and Roxton, G D
2009
Architectural Treasures of the University of Glasgow
p52
MacLehose, James
1886
Memoirs and portraits of one hundred Glasgow Men who have died during the last thirty years â¦
Glasgow: James MacLehose & Sons
p39
Stamp, Gavin
1999
Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius
London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999
Urquhart, G
2000
Along Great Western Road
p24-5
Urquhart, Gordon R
2008
Friends of Glasgow West: Hillhead Heritage Trail
Building No 6
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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
Hunterian Museum
Mackintosh Collection
GLAHA 53061-3
Job book (for 1895, 1900, and 1908 work)
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)
Court of Session records
CS228/C/29/8
Court of Session processes, Carron Company versus David Ritchie, iron founder, of Lilybank House
Glasgow University Archives
Archval material relating to the building of the University
GB248 DC233/2/13, BUL/6/25/1-5
Records of Quuen Margaret Hall 1894-1923
Strathclyde Regional Archives
Glasgow Dean of Guild
Ref:1/ 3882
Historic Scotland Records
The Listed Glasgow Buildings of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, complied by Iain Paterson, 1997
Glasgow City Archives
Frank Worsdall's Collection on Greek Thomson, including job list and photograph list
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
32853
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