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Basic Site Details

Office building, 157-167 Hope Street and 169-175 West George Street
Glasgow
A Listed
Scotland
Speculatively built.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
OfficeNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
157-167 Hope StreetYesCorner with West George Street
169-175 West George StreetYesCorner with Hope Street

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
19021903
Alterations and additions1911
Alterations and additions1960

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
Alexander Cameron ToddA19021903As assistant to John Archibald Campbell
David Morton BrownA19021903As assistant to John Archibald Campbell
John Archibald CampbellA19021903
Alexander David HislopBArchitect1911Alterations? (also air raid shelters in 1940)
Alexander David HislopTArchitect1922Alterations
Campbell & HislopTArchitectural practice1922Alterations
Alexander David HislopCArchitect1960Alterations
Hislop & WelshCArchitectural practice1960Alterations

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Burmah Oil CompanyOne of various clients for whom the Campbell and later Hislop did alterations .
West George Street Property Co

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Academy Architecture1903Part 1p94
Academy Architecture1907Part 2p88
Academy Architecture1904part 1p91
RSA1907431
Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)p228

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builders Journal1904/11/28*

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersDavid Morton Brown: L v13 no883; John Archibald Campbell: F v17 p3 no1098 (microfilm reel 12); Alexander Cameron Todd: L v23 no1820
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33053
Glasgow University Library Special CollectionsHislop & Welsh CollectionMS Hislop 173/1-18, 174/1-21175/1A-1F, 176/1-19, 177/1-23. 179/1-8, 179A/1-15, 180/1-29