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 | M253 Alterations to Abbey Close United Free Church, PaisleyAddress: Abbey Close, PaisleyDate: 1905–6 Client: Abbey Close United Free Church, per James Begg Authorship:  (Mackintosh) |
The job books of Honeyman & Keppie (later Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh) are now held by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow and include four volumes related to the Mackintosh period. The books were used by the firm to keep a project-by-project, day-by-day record of contractors, suppliers and expenditure. The name of a project and/or client is usually at the top of the left-hand page, followed by information about tradesmen who tendered. The name of the measurer (quantity surveyor) is usually at the top of the right-hand page, followed by information about payments to contractors and suppliers. All of the data for M253 is entered in the tables below.
Page numbering is not consistent in the job books. Sometimes a single number refers to a double-page spread and sometimes each page is individually numbered. Here, each image of a double-page spread is identified by the number given at the top of the left-hand page. (Images of all of the pages from the four job books can be found at Browse Job Books, Visit Book and Cash Book.)
The following information about M253 has been extracted from the job books:
Page: 88
Client: Abbey Close U. F. Church, Paisley, per James Begg, 79 Hope Street, Glasgow
Tenders:
| Contractor | Type | Address | Date | Value | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Gardener | painter | Paisley | 1 May 1905 | £260 0s 0d | no |
| John Wilkie | painter | 39 High Street, Paisley | 1 May 1905 | no data in job book 1 | no |
| David Murray & Son | painter | 15 Gilmour Street, Paisley | 1 May 1905 | £144 16s 4d 2 | no |
| David Bett | painter | 41 Wellmeadow, Paisley | 1 May 1905 | no data in job book 3 | no |
| Cowan & Stewart | painter | 1 Wellmeadow | 1 May 1905 | £140 5s 5d | yes |
| James K. Thomson | painter | Paisley | 2 May 1905 | no data in job book 4 | no |
| Robert Thomson | painter | 1 Bridge Street, Paisley | 2 May 1905 | £208 11s 11d 5 | no |
| William Douglas | painter | West George Street, Glasgow | 3 May 1905 | £145 18s 5d | no |
| H. L. Anderson & Co. | painter | Glasgow | 1905 | £159 0s 0d | no |
| James Kilpatrick & Sons | electrician | Paisley | 1905 | £75 0s 0d | no |
| Hunter & Goudie | electrician | Paisley | 1905 | £160 0s 0d 6 | yes |
| Robertson & Co. | electrician | Paisley | 1905 | no data in job book 7 | no |
| N. G. Haran & Sons | electrician | Paisley | 1905 | £67 13s 3d | no |
| Andrew Hutcheson | electrician | Glasgow | 1905 | £78 0s 0d | no |
| G. Primrose | builder | no data in job book | 15 September 1905 | £15 12s 6d | yes |
| James Boyd & Sons | heating | no data in job book | 1905 | £80 15s 0d 8 | yes |
| Cormac & Sons | heating | no data in job book | 1905 | £83 0s 0d 9 | no |
| Andrew Hutcheson | lighting | no data in job book | 29 June 1905 | £38 0s 0d 10 | yes |
| Jesson, Birkett & Co. | lighting | no data in job book | 29 June 1905 | £33 12s 0d 11 | yes |
| John Craig | furniture | no data in job book | 27 July 1905 | £34 0s 0d 12 | no |
| John Craig | furniture | no data in job book | 27 July 1905 | £44 1s 0d 13 | no |
| James Bryce & Sons | furniture | no data in job book | 24 October 1905 | £55 10s 0d 14 | yes |
| James Bryce & Sons | furniture | no data in job book | 24 October 1905 | £4 7s 6d 15 | yes |
| Andrew Hutcheson | metalwork | no data in job book | 26 March 1906 | £2 0s 0d 16 | yes |
Payments (trades):
| Name | Type | Payment out sum |
|---|---|---|
| Cowan & Stewart | painting | First installment: 4 September
1905 Final installment: 16 October 1906 £141 13s 4d |
| Hunter & Goudie | electrician |
First installment: 21 September Final installment: 16 October £126 6s 10d |
| Hunter & Goudie | plumber | Payment date: 16
October £21 5s 3d |
| G. Primrose | builder |
Payment date: 4
December £17 10s 2d 17 |
| James Boyd & Sons | heating |
Payment date: 16
November £87 2s 8½d 18 |
| Andrew Hutcheson | lighting |
Payment date: 6
September £38 0s 0d 19 |
| James Bryce & Sons | furniture |
First installment: 19 December
[1905] Final installment: 1906 £85 14s 3d |
| Andrew Hutcheson | metalwork |
Payment date: 2
July [1906] £2 0s 0d 20 |
Notes:
1: 'returned'.
2: Includes £13 8s 4d 'for stencils & lines'.
3: 'returned'.
4: 'returned'.
5: Includes £18 15s 0d for'stencils'.
6: Includes £100 for 'electric fittings'.
7: 'returned'.
8: Includes £6 10s 0d for 'underpinning'. An alternative tender of £56 5s 0d, 'with old Boiler', was also submitted.
9: Includes £6 10s 0d for 'underpinning'.
10: For ' 8 pendants'.
11: For '21 brackets' and '3 pendants'.
12: For pulpit in pine; an alternative tender of £44 was submitted for the pulpit in oak.
13: For 'Bound lining' in pine. An alternative tender of £57 1s 0d was also submitted, presumably for the same work in oak.
14: For 'Pulpit; screen etc'.
15: For 'new font'.
16: For 'Silver Basin'.
17: For 'Organ Chamber'.
18: Includes £6 7s 8½d for 'additional work ordered by Mr. Kerr & Mr. Gibson'.
19: For '8 pendants'.
20: For 'Silver font'.
