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Basic Site Details
Name
Blackie & Son Printing Works
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
Demolished
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Drawings presented to University of Glasgow in 1967 - since lost.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
Alt classic
Name
Current Name
Notes
Villafield Press
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Printing works
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
15-17 Stanhope Street
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
1869
1871
1885
Extension
1899
1900
Block on corner of Taylor Street
Demolition
1967
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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
A
1869
1871
South part of main block - now demolished
Alexander Thomson
A
1869
1871
South part of main block - now demolished
George Thomson
A
1869
1871
South part of main block - now demolished
Alexander Skirving
B
1885
Extension to north of main block - main block now demolished
Alexander Skirving
C
1890
Block to west of site
George Simpson
1899
1900
Block on the corner of Taylor Street
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Blackie, Robert & Son - publishers
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Blackie, Agnes A C
1959
Blackie & Son 1809-1959
London and Glasgow 1959
Gildard, Thomas
1888
Greek Thomson
Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209
Gomme, Andor and Walker, David
1987
Architecture of Glasgow
Second revised edn
London: Lund Humphries
Hume, John R
1974
Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow
Glasgow & London: Blackie
G22
McFadzean, Ronald
1979
The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul
Nicholson, Jane or Thomson, Amelia
Memoir of Alexander Thomson
Written for Alexander Thomson Memorial
Stamp, Gavin
1999
Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius
London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999
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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
Strathclyde Regional Archives
Glasgow Dean of Guild
13 October 1869, 27 April 1871
Glasgow University
Glasgow University Archives
Drawings by Skirving
Glasgow City Archives
Frank Worsdall's Collection on Greek Thomson, including job list and photograph list
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