Basic Site Details
| Name: | Knightswood Housing Scheme |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
 | 1921 | Land purchased from Summerlee Iron Co and laid out for housing | ||
| 1923 | 1931 | Build/construction | 1st phase of 1,132 houses NE of Glasgow Road began 1923; later phase of 1926-31 added 4,996 houses |
| February 1924 | Build/construction | Part of the scheme being built | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| MacTaggart and Mickel Ltd | |||||
| John Bryce | A | 1921 | Layout | ||
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | A | 1923 | 1931 | Thomas Barclay responsible | |
| Thomas Barclay | A | 1923 | 1931 | Resident Architect | |
| (Sir) John McDonald | B | February 1924 | Contractor for part of the scheme | ||
| John McDonald Contractors (or J M Contractors) | B | February 1924 | Contractors for part of the scheme | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p569 | ||
| RCAHMS | 1999 | Homebuilders: Mactaggart & Mickel and the Scottish housebuilding industry | RCAHMS | p 14, 21-2, 27-30, 35-6, 58, 61, 71 | |
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p390 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Morag Cross | Information sent to DSA | Sent November 2016 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Thomas Barclay: L no4903 (combined box 43) | |