Daily Record Glasgow, Mackintosh Building

Glasgow Daily Record, Scotland, Architect, Location, News, Development, Info

Daily Record Building : Renfield Lane Glasgow

Scottish Printing Works design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh architect, Scotland

3 Apr 2011

Daily Record Printing Works, Renfield Lane

Date built: 1901

Architect: Rennie Mackintosh

Daily Record Building Glasgow

Location: city centre, one block north from Central station

The Glasgow Daily Record is currently based at One Central Quay, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

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photographs © Adrian Welch

Daily Record Glasgow

Formerly known as the Daily Record & Mail, Glasgow
The Scottish Daily Record printing works in Renfield Lane was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1900. At that time Rennie Mackintosh was employed by Honeyman & Keppie Architects.

The Daily Record building’s exterior was clad in white glazed brick on upper floors, with coloured Art Nouveau style tiles at ground level. The interior was clad with white glazed tiles.

The Daily Record & Sunday Mail is among the largest daily newspapers in Scotland and primarily serves Glasgow & Strathclyde.

Address: Daily Record, Circulation Dept, Daily Record & Sunday Mail, 1 Central Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA, Scotland, UK

Rennie Mackintosh Architect

Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe (from 1905 Baron Northcliffe of the Isle of Thanet) was the publisher of this Glaswegian newspaper title. Harmsworth was a founder of popular modern journalism.

Contact details (correct at the time of writing)

Phone: 0141 309 3000

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Typical for a Scottish newspaper operation (eg former headquarters of The Scotsman, North Bridge, Edinburgh) the lower floors were used as production and the upper floors for the editorial and commercial offices.

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Comments / photos for the Daily Record Architecture design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh architect in Glasgow, Strathclyde, southwest Scotland, UK, page welcome

Daily Record Scotland – Website: www.dailyrecord.co.uk