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Basic Site Details

Parcel Post Office building
Glasgow
Scotland
N.B. Tenders organised from London, not Edinburgh

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Post officeNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
81 Wellington StreetYes
50 Waterloo StreetYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
19021906
Contracts advertised1904/02
Alterations and additions1967/11Tenders accepted for modernisation of post offices [John Giffen & Co, Ltd] costing £78,600 with four other post offices.

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
H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)A19021906With Oldrieve as assistant with responsibility for post offices, then as Architect for Scotland
James Cumming WynnesA19021906As assistant to Oldrieve in H M Office of Works
Walter Wood RobertsonA19021903Supervisory role only, as Architect for Scotland in H M Office of Works at beginning of project: Oldrieve was responsible for the design
William Thomas Oldrieve (sometimes William Thomas Oldgrieve)A19021906Working in H M Office of Works, first as assistant with responsibility for post offices, then as Architect for Scotland
Charles Ernest JacksonA19051906As assistant to Oldrieve in H M Office of Works
H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)B1967
John Giffen & Co LtdBuilder1967

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References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building Industries1903/01/16*
Builders Journal1906/11/28*
Building1967/11/24p228
British Architect1904/02/26pviii

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild1/9706
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersCharles Ernest Jackson: L v24 no1986; Walter Wood Robertson: F v18 p9 no1179 (microfilm reel 12); James Cumming Wynnes: L v9 no516 (microfilm reel 32)
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33214
Courtesy of Neil DarlingtonInformation sent via DSA websiteExtra information sent August 2009