| The Beresford | |
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 Main façade of The Beresford looking onto Sauchiehall Street |
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| Former names | The Beresford Hotel The ICI Building Baird Hall of Residence |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Residential |
| Architectural style | Art Deco/Streamline Moderne |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°51′58.4″N 4°16′4.7″W / 55.866222°N 4.267972°WCoordinates: 55°51′58.4″N 4°16′4.7″W / 55.866222°N 4.267972°W |
| Completed | 1938 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 30.2 metres (99 ft)(estimated) |
| Top floor | 10 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | The B Suites |
| Architect | William Beresford Inglis |
The Beresford, situated at 460 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland. It opened in 1938 to provide accommodation for those attending the city's Empire Exhibition and was often described as Glasgow's first skyscraper, being the tallest building erected in Glasgow between the two world wars, at 10 storeys high. It is one of the city's most notable examples of Art Deco/Streamline Moderne architecture,[1] and is protected as a category B listed building.[2]
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Uses [link]
Beresford Hotel (1938-1952) [link]
The Beresford, formerly a hotel in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland, is a mixed-use building combining privately owned and serviced apartments operated by The B Suites. It opened in 1938 to provide accommodation for those attending the city's Empire Exhibition and was often described as Glasgow's first skyscraper, being the tallest building erected in Glasgow between the two world wars, at 10 storeys high. It is one of the city's most notable examples of Art Deco/Streamline Moderne architecture,[1] and is protected as a category B listed building.[3] The architect, William Beresford Inglis, of Weddell & Inglis, was also the hotel's owner and managing director. The hotel became a favourite rendezvous for American servicemen during the Second World War.
The Glasgow School of Art [link]
References [link]
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Story - Beresford Hotel". www.theglasgowstory.com. https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSA05074. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Baird Hall of Residence". Historic Scotland. https://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=33195. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "Baird Hall of Residence". Historic Scotland. https://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=33195. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
