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Basic Site Details
Name
North British and Mercantile Building
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Sculptors: Archibald Dawson and John Mortimer.
Burnet\'s last design in Scotland.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Office
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
200 St Vincent Street
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
Build/construction
1926
1929
Plans approved
1926/03/04
Alteration/conversion
1986
1987
Major internal remodelling
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
(Sir) John James Burnet
A
1925
1929
Burnet, Son & Dick
A
1925
1929
Norman Aitken Dick
A
1925
1929
Walter J Knight
A
1925
1926
As assistant to Burnet Son & Dick
Albert Dick Cordiner
A
1926
1928b
As assistant to Burnet Son & Dick
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Gomme, Andor and Walker, David
1987
Architecture of Glasgow
Second revised edn
London: Lund Humphries
pp209, 295
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
period ref classic
Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1935E
CXLVIII
p1089 (illustration)
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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
Strathclyde Regional Archives
Glasgow Dean of Guild
1926/177
Plans approved 4 March 1926 (1926/177)
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
Norman Aitken Dick: F no2686 (box 10)
Professor David M Walker personal archive
Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material
Memo of conversation between Cordiner and Alfred Lochhead in the 1960s.
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
33162
200 St Vincent Street
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