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Basic Site Details

Queen's Park UP Church and Hall
Glasgow
Demolished
Scotland
Builder John McIntyre.
Cost £6,922 6s 2d (including architects' fee of £314 5s 0d) to build.

Alternative Names

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

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Queen's Park East United Free ChurchNo1900-1929
Queen's Park St George's ChurchNoFrom 1929

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Langside RoadYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Construction18681869
1869/11Church opened
1880Additional hall added
1881New organ and screen and renewal of colouring
1943/03/14Destroyed by bombs in WWII

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
A & G ThomsonA18681869
Alexander ThomsonA18681869
George ThomsonA18681869
Daniel Cottier1868ADecoration/glass
John ThomsonB1881New organ and screen and renewal of colouring

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Queen's Park United Presbyterian Congregation

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
APSDThe Dictionary of Architectureed Wyatt PapworthThe Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892)
Aikman, J Logie1875Historical Notices of the United Presbyterian Congregations in GlasgowGlasgow 1875
Barclay, David1904Greek Thomson: his life and opinionsArchitectural Review May 1904
Donnelly, Max1999Daniel Cottier, Pioneer of AestheticismThe Decorative Arts Society Journal, 23, pp 33-51pp 38-9
Gildard, Thomas1888Greek ThomsonProceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209
Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1869703
Law, Graham1954Greek Thomsoncxv, May 1954Architectural Review, May 1954 (Publication of 1960 Cambridge dissertation, original at NMRS)
McFadzean, Ronald1979The Life and Work of Alexander ThomsonLondon: Routledge & Kegan Paulp158
Stamp, Gavin1999Alexander Thomson: The Unknown GeniusLondon: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building News1868/02/07*p91
Building News1868/09/11*
Building News1888/04/13*Illustration
Building News1888/04/27*Illustration
British Architect1874/05/01*p282
Evening Times1893/10/09*

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Glasgow Institute of ArchitectsBiographical sketch and job list of Greek Thomson by Rev John Stark, 1879