Basic Site Details
| Name: | Housing, Merrylee |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | 622 dwellings were to be built in two- and three-storey tenements (1950), but in 1951 it was proposed to sell off the houses to private buyers. There were demonstrations and protests, and the programme to sell houses was subsequently defeated in 1952. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 25 April 1952 * | Proposed | Corporation to build 622 houses at Merrylee | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| Thomas Barclay | 1952 * | CHECK - Builder (25 April 1952) refers to plans by 'Director of Housing'... Thomas Barclay? | |||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Dept | 1952 scheme |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 25 April 1952 | p641 | ||
| Herald, The | 3 April 1993 | pp12-13 - Jack McLean piece, 'A Brave New World dying of old age' | ||