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Basic Site Details
Name
University of Glasgow, Institute of Chemistry
Town, District or Village
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
University of Glasgow, Golmorehill Campus Building B4, Joseph Black Building
Yes
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
University Avenue
Yes
1F Gilmorehill
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
1938
1939
Completion
1950
1954
Alterations and additions
1963
1966
Additional timber storey
Build/construction
1982
Reading room extension
Refurbishment
1986
1993
Refurbishment
2004
2006
Refurbishment of lecture theatre and most laboratories
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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
David Stark Reid Waugh
B
1936
1939
Joseph McKay
B
1936
1937
As assistant to Thomas Harold Hughes
Thomas Harold Hughes
B
1936
1939
T Harold Hughes & D S R Waugh
B
1938
1939
Alexander Wright
A
1950
1954
Completed Hughes's design
John Shields Kay
A
Architect
1950
1954
Completed Hughes\'s design
Wright & Kay
A
1950
1954
Completed Hughes's design
Alexander Wright
C
1963
Alterations - addition of top floor in timber
John Shields Kay
C
Architect
1963
Alterations - addition of top floor in timber
Wright & Kay
C
1963
Alterations - addition of top floor in timber
Alexander Wright
D
1966
Alterations - addition of top floor in timber
John Shields Kay
D
Architect
1966
Alterations - addition of top floor in timber
Wright & Kay
D
1966
Alterations - addition of top floor in timber
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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
Brown, A L, Moss, M
1996
The University of Glasgow: 1451-1996
p56
McKean, Charles
1987
The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction
Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press
pp125-6
McKean, Charles, Walker, David and Walker, Frank
1989
Central Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
Edinburgh, Rutland Press
p185
RSA
1960
320
Urquhart, G
2000
Along Great Western Road
p15
Williamson, Riches, Higgs
1990
Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)
p342
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1941/6/27
CLX
p609-614 (Plan, illustration)
Architect and Building News
1937
Jul-Dec
p243
RIBA Journal
1949/12
57
London: Royal Institute of British Architects
p72 (obituary of Hughes)
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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
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
Joseph McKay: F no 6820 (combined box 162)
Glasgow University
Glasgow University Archives
Plans - information per William John Fairweather. Ref GB 0248 GUA BUL/6/19/1-72
RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMS
T Harold Hughes Notebooks
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
32918
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