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Basic Site Details

Kelvin Hall
Glasgow
B Listed
Scotland
On site of earlier hall destroyed by fire.

Alternative Names

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

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Arena and Museum of TransportYes2001

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Argyle StreetYes
Blantyre StreetYes
Old Dumbarton RoadYes
Burnhouse RoadYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1917Early scheme for hall - did not come to fruition at this stage
Construction19261927
1926Temporary exhibtion hall burnt down
1931Additions
1938Additions
Addition1975bNew arena
Alteration/conversion19841988Conversion into sports complex and Museum of Transport

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
Robert James WalkerD1917Temporary hall (later burnt down)
Glasgow Office of Public Works Architectural Department (later Glasgow Corporation City Engineer's Department)A19261927Design by Thomas Gilchrist Gilmour; T P M Somers as Glasgow City Engineer supervising work
Thomas Gilchrist GilmourA1926
Thomas Peter Miller SomersA19261927Supervised work, as Glasgow City Engineer
Glasgow Office of Public Works Architectural Department (later Glasgow Corporation City Engineer's Department)B1931Additions - with Somers as City Engineer
Thomas Peter Miller SomersB1931Additions as City Engineer
Glasgow Office of Public Works Architectural Department (later Glasgow Corporation City Engineer's Department)C1938Additions - with Somers as City Engineer
Thomas Peter Miller SomersC1938Additions as City Engineer
Borthwick & WatsonGArchitectural practice1975BNew arena
Francis ('Frank') TimpsonGArchitect1975BNew arena
John Marshall Wyatt PapworthGArchitect1975BNew arena
Peter Lamont Burnside BorthwickGArchitect1975BNew arena
Glasgow District Council, Department of Architecture and Related Services (or Department of Civic Architecture & Design)KArchitectural Department (New Towns etc)19841988With Worden as Director - conversion into sports complex and Museum of Transport - as Director of Architecture and Related Services
William Dewhurst WordenKArchitect1984Conversion into sports complex and Museum of Transport - as Director of Architecture and Related Services

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Glasgow CorporationClient for new arena

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Child Structures

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices
Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)pp276-277

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1917LCXIIIp167
Builder1925LCXXIXpp382, 292-295
Builder1927LCXXIIIpp472-3, 960
Building Design1988/06/06pp24-26
Builder1926ECXXXpp432, 436 (Plan)

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild1917/238 (temporary hall), 1926/88 (Somers design), 1926/753 (alterations in Burnhouse Street), 1931/148 (storehouse in Burnhouse Street), 1938/148 (engine house and store, Burnhouse Road)
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersThomas Gilchrist Gilmour: F no2591 (box 8)
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register48034