Architecture Notes

Event ID 790733

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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NS56NE 310.00 59585 65229

NS56NE 310.01 59598 65289 Churchyard

The North West church was demolished in 1824 and replaced by the Ramshorn Kirk. Present church erected 1824. Changed internally 1887. A good example of Florid perpendicular Gothic.

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Architect: T Rickman, 1826.

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RIBA Drawings Collection - Thomas Rickman, 1824 - design

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Mitchell Library William Graham I p12 - photograph

Glasgow in Former Times 11 - pencil and wash sketch 1850

Bailie Carton supplement - magazine cutting 16.8.1893

Swan's "Views of Glasgow" - engraving

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Scottish Record Office

John Adam writes that he has very little hope of any favourable determination about Glasgow Assembly Rooms. Letter to William Adam, his brother.

1792 GD 18/4975

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Strathclyde Regional Archives Town Clerk's Department

D-TC 13/602 A-F

Ramshorn Church Pulpit

Design for a pulpit for the Ramshorn Church Glasgow

A set of plans, elevations and drawings of mouldings for a new pulpit.

The drawings are numbered XLVI - LI and dedicated to the Lord Provost and Magistrates.

Surveyors: Rickman, Hutchison, architects, Birmingham

1 in to 1 ft 20" x 25"

July 1824

603 A-U

St David's Ramshorn Church

A-Q

Design for rebuilding Ramshorn Church, Glasgow for the Lord Provost and Magistrates. Signatures to contract on each sheet, numbered as follows:

A No VI Tower plans

B No XII North front elevation 2 copies

C No XV Upper part of tower and pinnacles

D No XVII Second storey of tower

E No XX Details of pinnacles etc

F No XXI )

G No XXII )

H No XXIII )Mouldings, various

I No XXIV )

J No XXV )

K No XXVI )

L No XXVII Canopy mouldings

M No XXVIII Three light windows

N No LII Niches on tower

O No LIV

P No LV

Q No number Single light window

Architects: Rickman and Hutchison, Birmingham

Various scales 20" x 25"

1924-25? 1824-25

R Ground plot of the Northwest or Ramshorn Church pulled down in 1824. A plan of the exterior of the old church with lairs numbered. Details of gravel walks, railings, tombstones etc. Superscribed with a description of the menthods used. Followed by a

table of lair numbers with copies of their inscriptions. The burials recorded date from 1719-1815. Also information as to dimensions of entrance, to old church.

Surveyor: William Kyle 1in to 4 ft 7 in 24" x 30" 1824

S Plan of Northwest or Ramshorn Church in course of construction with part of adjoining streets and properties named. Neighbouring owners given. Position of former lairs and church entrance beneath Ingram Street and Canon Streets given.

Surveyor: William Kyle 1 in to 10 ft 22" x 22" 1825

T Crypt St David's Church

Plan of the crypt with lairholdings numbered and purchasers named. Appears to have been drawn by William Kyle and names added by Cleland. Also two printed versions.

Surveyor: James Cleland No Scale 18" x 22" 3 copies 1826

U Plan of St David's Church

Gallery and ground floor sittings shown and numbered.

No names entered but prices given. The church was built 1824-1826.

Surveyor: Not given (but possibly James Cleland from style of numeration) No scale 27" x 19" Apr 1830

Subscribed: Superintendent's Office, Council Chambers, Glasgow