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Basic Site Details

Pettigrew & Stephens Department Store
Glasgow
Demolished
Scotland
The building has been demolished, but the cupola, attributed to C R Mackintosh on a stylistic basis, is preserved in the Hunterian Art Gallery. Cost of three phases of work (according to Stark): £747 (1896); £35,102 (1900) and £3,192 (1902). The sculptor who modelled the bronze work of the Bath Street block was Benno Schotz.

Alternative Names

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

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NameCurrent NameNotes
The Manchester House

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Department storeNot Known
WarehouseNot KnownOriginal building

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
185-193 Sauchiehall StreetYes
Bath StreetYesAfter extension in early 1920s

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1885Original building
18961899Major reconstruction of existing warehouse
Opened1901/05
1910Tearoom and alterations in basement
1913Further work
19201925Extension onto Bath Street
Alterations and additions19381940Alterations
Alterations and additions1947
Demolition19731974

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
James Chalmers1885Original building
Charles Rennie MackintoshA18961899Major reconstruction of existing warehouse
Honeyman & KeppieAArchitectural practice18961899Major reconstruction of existing warehouse
John HoneymanA18961899Major reconstruction of existing warehouse
John KeppieA18961899Major reconstruction of existing warehouse
Charles Rennie MackintoshB1904Alterations and additions
Honeyman, Keppie & MackintoshBArchitectural practice1904Alterations and additions
John KeppieB1904Alterations and additions
Charles Rennie MackintoshD1910Tearoom and alterations in basement
Honeyman, Keppie & MackintoshD1910Tearoom and alterations in basement
John KeppieD1910Tearoom and alterations in basement
Andrew Graham HendersonE1913Further work, including new shopfronts as chief draughtsman to Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh
Charles Rennie MackintoshE1913Further work
Honeyman, Keppie & MackintoshEArchitectural practice1913Further work
John KeppieE1913Further work, including new shopfronts

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Pettigrew & Stephens

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Academy Architecture1903Part 1p59
Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1885952
Stark, David2004Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltdpp 178-80 and 218

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1918LCXVpp378 (or possibly 278?)
Builder1896/04/11LXX
Builder1922/06/23CXXII
Building News1899/08/18*
Builder1947/07/18p80
RIBA Journal1964/01London: Royal Institute of British Architectsp41

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersAndrew Graham Henderson: F no 2852 (box 12)
Hunterian MuseumMackintosh CollectionJob book
Keppie Design (David Stark)Database of jobs by Honeyman and KeppieNo 273, 348 and 518