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Basic Site Details
Name
Mercantile Chambers
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Sculpture by Derwent Wood.
Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
53 Bothwell 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
1897
1901
1898/06
Building begun
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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
James Salmon & Son
A
1897
1901
James Salmon (junior)
A
1897
1901
As assistant, then partner of James Salmon & Son
John Bothwell Steel
A
1897
1900
As apprentice to James Salmon & Son
John Gaff Gillespie
A
1897
1901
William Forrest Salmon
A
1897
1901
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Mercantile Chambers Co
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Academy Architecture
1901
Part 2
p60
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts
1901
760
Williamson, Riches, Higgs
1990
Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)
p217 & plates 77-8
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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
1898/07/09
LXXV
Glasgow Advertiser and Property Circular
1898/12/06
*
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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
James Salmon (Junior): F v18 p11 no1180 (microfilm reel 12); John Bothwell Steel: L v5 no319 (microfilm reel 30)
Strathclyde Regional Archives (Mitchell Library)
Strathclyde Regional Archives
1/5560
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
32980
Listing is for 39-69 Bothwell Street
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