Provand's Lordship was built as part of St Nicholas's Hospital by Andrew Muirhead, Bishop of Glasgow in 1471.[1][2] A western extension, designed by William Bryson, was completed in 1670.[3]
In the 19th century it was acquired by the Morton Family who used it as a sweet shop.[1] Following a generous donation Sir William Burrell, 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.[1] In 1978, the building was acquired by the City of Glasgow District Council who restored it.[1] It was reopened to the public in 1983, and, following further restoration work which lasted two years, re-opened again in 2000.[1]
See also
Provan Hall, another 15th-century historic building in Glasgow.