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Basic Site Details

Prudential Building
Glasgow
B listed
Scotland
Cost £30,040.

Contractors: General, Guthrie & Co.; terracotta J C Edwards; tiles Burmantofts; chimneypieces W H Burke & Co.; ironwork Hart, Son Peard & Co.; clock case Wylie & Lochhead.

The Crawford & Neil additions are to the main office so it is likely to be this building. Cost of alterations £280,000.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

Class classic

ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
OfficeNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
71-79 Renfield StreetYes
48-50 West Regent StreetYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
18881893
Design exhibited1890
Addition1950/11Plans have been prepared and approved for alterations and additions
Alterations and additions1958a1968b

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
Alfred Waterhouse18881893
Prudential Insurance Architects (Prudential Assurance)1950
Crawford & NeilAArchitectural practice1958A1968BAlterations
Frederick Whiteford PhillipsAArchitect1958A1968BAlterations
James NeilAArchitect1958A1968BAlterations
Robert Ewing Lowe McCreadyAArchitect1958A1968BAlterations

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Prudential Insurance Co

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Cunningham, Colin and Waterhouse, PrudenceAlfred Waterhouse 1830-1905: biography of a practicep263, no548
Graves, Algernon1905The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works…1905-6London: Graves and Bell18890, no 1828
RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices
RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building News1890/09/26*
Builder1950/11/10p483
The Bailie1891/12/16*

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild1/731
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33102