M008 Miller family monument, Glasgow Necropolis

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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 M008 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 M008 has been extracted from the job books:

Phase 1:

Job book: 53059
Page: 95

Client: Robert Miller

Tenders:

Contractor	Type	Date	Value	Accepted
Rhind	stone sculpture	15 February	£215 0s 0d 1	no
Rhind	modelling & casting in bronze	15 February	£195 0s 0d	no
Rhind	stone sculpture	15 February	£110 0s 0d 2	no
Rhind	modelling & casting in bronze	15 February	£135 0s 0d	no
Peter Smith	stone sculpture	22 February	£177 0s 0d 3	yes (no data in job book)
R. A. McGilvray & Ferris	bronze ornament	22 February	£100 0s 0d	yes (no data in job book)

Payments (trades):

Name	Type	Payment out sum
R. A. McGilvray & Ferris	bronze ornament	Payment date: 18 November £100 0s 0d
Peter Smith	stone sculpture	Payment date: 25 December £180 14s 8d 4
Peter Smith	stone sculpture	Payment date: 15 April £12 7s 6d 5