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Basic Site Details
Name
Principal's House
Town, District or Village
University Gardens
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
B 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
University of Glasgow, Gilmorehill Campus Building A18 to A20 and A24
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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
1-13 Professors\' Square
Yes
University 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
1868
1871
Original house
1898
Addition of porch
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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
(Sir) George Gilbert Scott
A
1868
1871
Original house
Honeyman & Keppie
B
1898
Addition of porch
John Honeyman
B
1898
Addition of porch
John Keppie
B
1898
Addition of porch
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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
Macaulay, James
2009
Sir George Gilbert Scott and the University of Glasgow
(Eds) Jones, D and McKinistry, S \'Essays in Scots and English Architectural History
pp75-78
McKean, Charles, Walker, David and Walker, Frank
1989
Central Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
Edinburgh, Rutland Press
pp179-185
Ross, A and Hume, J
1975
A New and Splendid Edifice: the architecture of the University of Glasgow
Williamson, Riches, Higgs
1990
Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)
p342
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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
32926
Glasgow University
Glasgow University Archives
'Drawings Collection, Principal's House the University of Glasgow' 1975, pp15-18
Glasgow University Archives
Plans
GB 0248 GUA BUL/6/2/1-28, Professor's houses BUL/6/3/1-37
Hunterian Museum
Mackintosh Collection
Job Book
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