1888 – The Clyde Trust Building, Glasgow, Scotland
Offices of The Clyde Trustees Proposed Extension & Clock Tower to Harbour. Elevations to Broomielaw &
Offices of The Clyde Trustees Proposed Extension & Clock Tower to Harbour. Elevations to Broomielaw &
Former Sun Fire & Life Insurance Building Corner of West George St. and Renfield St. The former Sun Fire &
In 1885 a competition held and 10 architects were asked to prepare competitive plans.
The building mixes Italian and Gothic styles and was constructed between 1885 and 1890 by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson (1834-1921) as the National Museum of Antiquities.
At the core of Ross House is a classical house of around 1783. Alexander Cullen extensively remodelled the house around 1888-90 in a full-blooded Scots Baronial style.
Published in The Building News, August 12th 1887.
Jenners on Princes Street is not just a large department store, it is an Edinburgh institution –
Architect: Williams, West & Slade
Unsuccessful entry by T.M. Deane for architectural competition to design a museum and art gallery for Glasgow.