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The Provand's Lordship of Glasgow, Scotland, is a medieval historic house museum located at the top of Castle Street within sight of the Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and next to the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art.
Provand's Lordship
- official site
- History and original drawings of the Cathedral area {{authority control Buildings and structures completed in 1471 15th-century establishments in Scotland Category A listed buildings in Glasgow Historic house museums in Glasgow Listed houses in Scotland Hospitals in Glasgow Defunct hospitals in Scotland
The Provand's Lordship of Glasgow, Scotland, is a medieval historic house museum located at the top of Castle Street within sight of the Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and next to the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art.
History
Provand's Lordship was built as part of St Nicholas's Hospital by Andrew Muirhead, Bishop of Glasgow in 1471. A western extension, designed by William Bryson, was completed in 1670. In the early 19th century the house was occupied by a canon supported by income from the Lord of thePrebend
A prebendary is a member of the Roman Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of the ...
(or "Provand") of Barlanark. Later that century it was acquired by the Morton Family who used it as a sweet shop. Following a generous donation Sir William Burrell
Sir William Burrell (9 July 1861 - 29 March 1958) was one of the world’s great art collectors. He and his wife Constance, Lady Burrell (1875–1961), created a collection of over 8,000 artworks which they gave to their home city of Glasgow, ...
, in the form of cash as well a collection of seventeenth-century Scottish furniture in the late 1920s, the house was bought by the specially-formed Provand's Lordship Society, whose aim was to protect it. In 1978, the building was acquired by the City of Glasgow who restored it. It was reopened to the public in 1983, and, following further restoration work which lasted two years, re-opened again in 2000.
See also
* Provan Hall, another 15th-century historic building in Glasgow. *Bishop Dunbar's Hospital
Bishop Dunbar's Hospital was founded in 1531 by Bishop Gavin Dunbar, the Elder. The hospital was endowed by a mortification just before his death. Dunbar petitioned the King, James V of Scotland, and the charter, signed on 24 February 1531 reco ...
, the Hospital in Old Aberdeen founded by Gavin Dunbar (bishop of Aberdeen)
References
External links
Provand's Lordship
- official site
- History and original drawings of the Cathedral area {{authority control Buildings and structures completed in 1471 15th-century establishments in Scotland Category A listed buildings in Glasgow Historic house museums in Glasgow Listed houses in Scotland Hospitals in Glasgow Defunct hospitals in Scotland