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Basic Site Details

Athenaeum
Glasgow
Scotland
Sculptor John Mossman with James Harrison Mackinnon, carver - one figure paid for by John Burnet Son & Campbell and one by John Burnet Senior.

Sculptor for extension William Kellock

The Glasgow Athenaeum (Limited) School of Music was located in St George\'s Place (now Nelson Mandela Place), Buchanan Street and West Nile Street, Glasgow. In the 1930s more space was needed and the adjacent Glasgow Liberal Club premises were purchased. Eventually, however, even this space was outgrown and in September 1984 Dame Janet Baker laid the foundation stone for new purpose-built premises in Renfrew Street, Glasgow. These premises were open for business by the beginning of the 1987 academic year, but they were not officially opened until 9 March 1988 when the Queen Mother unveiled a commemorative plaque.

Alternative Names

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

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Athenaeum TheatreYes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
TheatreNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
8 Nelson Mandela PlaceYesPreviously St George's Place
60 West George StreetYes
179 Buchanan StreetYesTheatre extension
8 St George's PlaceNoOriginal building (now Nelson Mandela Place)

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
18861887Original building on West George Street
Opened1888/01/30
18911893Extension facing Buchanan Street (including Athenaeum Theatre)
Opened1892/12Extension
Design exhibited1893Burnet design
Opened1893/03/17Theatre in extension
Alterations and additions196
1988aInterior completely replaced - news room and library interiors lost earlier

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
(Sir) John James BurnetA18861890Original building on St George's Place
Burnet Son & CampbellA18861890Original building on St George's Place
William KerrA18861890Drawings for original building on St George's Place - as assistant to J J Burnet
(Sir) John James BurnetB18911893Extension facing Buchanan Street
Burnet Son & CampbellB18911893Extension facing Buchanan Street
John ArthurB18911893Extension facing Buchanan Street - as assistant to Burnet Son & Campbell
Alexander Buchanan CampbellGArchitect196Alterations and additions

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Academy Architecture1893p11
Graves, Algernon1905The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works…1905-6London: Graves and Bell1893, no 1555 (Burnet design)
Lander, John1897The Glasgow Athenaeum, a sketch of fifty years workHas illustrations of lost interiors
McKenzie, Ray2002Public sculpture of Glasgow (Public sculpture of Great Britain series)Liverpool University Pressp45
RSA1887728
RSA1894512

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building Industries1891/09/15*
Builder1898/07/09LXXV
Building Industries1891/08/15*
Builder1892/04/01LXII
Builder1893/10/21LXV
Building News1886/04/02*

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33004
NMRSA Buchanan Campbell CollectionBUCHand list of drawings
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersJohn Arthur: L v16 no1100; John James Burnet: F v12 p145 (microfiche 116/G4)
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33234