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M047 Alterations 61 Bishop Street

Address: 61, Bishop Street, Glasgow
Date: 1891; 1898
Client: McInnes, McKenzie & Lochhead; James McMichael
Authorship:

(Office)

1891: 2 April: 'Visited & examined store at 61 Bishop St.' Expenses of 3s 6d recorded by John Honeyman & Keppie. 1
3 April: 'Sent plans for Dean of Guild Court'. 2
21 April: Contractor tenders submitted. 3
30 April: Plans for alterations approved by the Glasgow Dean of Guild Court. 4
1 July: Earliest payment to contractor.
2 July: Work discharged by Glasgow Dean of Guild Court. 5
27 September: Latest payment to contractor. 6

1898: 2 August: Earliest payment to contractor for alterations. 7
5 November: Latest payment to contractor for alterations. 8

1901: September: Date of Honeyman & Keppie drawings. 9
19 December: The cubic capacity of building represented in the drawings approved by Glasgow Corporation Master of Works. 10

Notes:

1: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: John Honeyman & Keppie visit book, 1891–4, GLAHA 53060, p. 9.

2: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: John Honeyman & Keppie visit book, 1891–4, GLAHA 53060, p. 9.

3: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: John Honeyman & Keppie job book, GLAHA 53059, p. 141.

4: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Glasgow Dean of Guild Court, Register of Plans, B4/11/1, Petitioner McInnes, McKenzie & Lochhead, 30 April 1891.

5: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Glasgow Dean of Guild Court, Register of Plans, B4/11/1, Petitioners McInnes, McKenzie & Lochhead, 30 April 1891.

6: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: John Honeyman & Keppie job book, GLAHA 53059, p. 141.

7: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: John Honeyman & Keppie / Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh job book, GLAHA 53061, p. 31.

8: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: John Honeyman & Keppie / Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh job book, GLAHA 53061, p. 31.

9: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Glasgow Dean of Guild plans, TD1309/A/215.

10: See inscription on basement and ground-floor plan drawing. Glasgow City Archives Collection: Glasgow Dean of Guild plans, TD1309/A/215.

'Mackintosh Architecture' led by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council; with additional support from The Monument Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; and collaborative input from Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.