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Buildings

Basic Site Details

Royal Bank of Scotland
Glasgow
A Listed
Scotland
Main Glasgow office/branch.

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Royal Exchange SquareYesAfter 1872-3 work
92,94,96,98,100 Buchanan StreetYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1827
18721873Internal reconstruction, and new telling room on Royal Exchange Square
Alterations and additions1954/08/06Plans prepared and approved
Alteration/conversion1968Interiors gutted and refitted

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
Archibald Elliot II1827
Charles Wilson18501851Buchanan Street buildings
Charles George Hood KinnearB18721873Internal reconstruction, and new telling room on Royal Exchange Square
John Dick PeddieB18721873Internal reconstruction, and new telling room on Royal Exchange Square
Peddie & KinnearB18721873Internal reconstruction, and new telling room on Royal Exchange Square
Frank Burnet & BostonC1939a1947bAlterations and additions
Frank Russell BurnetC1939a1947bAlterations and additions
James BellC1939a1947bAlterations and additions
Frank Burnet, Boston & BellArchitectural practice1954
Gratton & McLeanDArchitectural practice1968Interiors gutted and refitted
Peter McLean (or MacLean)DArchitect1968Interiors gutted and refitted
Thomas Oswald White GrattonDArchitect1968Interiors gutted & refitted

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Royal Bank of Scotland

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
RSA1873794
Sinclair, Fiona J, ed1995Charles Wilson Architect 1810-1863: A Question of StyleGlasgow: Park Circus Promotions, 1995p23
Thomson, David1882Memoir of Charles Wilson13 March 1882Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society
Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)p221

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1954/08/06p240

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSNMRS Photographic ArchiveCopies of plans C/67262-5/P
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersJames Bell: F no4327 (combined box 8)
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32639