Basic Site Details

Name: SSHA Housing, Maryhill Barracks site
Town, district or village: Maryhill
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Scheme of 1,898 houses dwellings in medium and high rise blocks, as well as shops

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 3Housing  
Item 2 of 3Housing scheme  
Item 3 of 3Shop  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 619601968Build/construction 
Item 2 of 622 April 1960 Proposed600 houses in multi-storey blocks on 54-acre site; Corp in discussions with War Office per Builder p809
Item 3 of 629 April 1960  property assessed at £20,000; further £30,000 needed for demolition of existing buildings per Builder p851
Item 4 of 61 July 1960 ProposedGlasgow Corp. to take over Barracks site on 1 August 1960; work to begin on first phase of houses by end of year; private architects will cooperate as City short-staffed per Builder p37
Item 5 of 61968 Won award or awardsSaltire Society award
Item 6 of 69 February 1968 Won award or awardsThe 9-storey block of maisonettes received an award for the 1 millionth house to be built in Scotland since 1918 on the said date. The millionth house is on the first floor immediately above the entrance hall.

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 3Clifford Woodward  19601968Principal architect in charge
Item 2 of 3Harold Ernest Buteux  19601968Chief technical officer for SSHA
Item 3 of 3Scottish Special Housing Association (SSHA)  19601968 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Scottish Special Housing Association 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 5Builder22 April 1960  p809
Item 2 of 5Builder29 April 1960  'Barracks Site for Housing' p851
Item 3 of 5Builder1 July 1960  p37
Item 4 of 5Building26 January 1968  p110
Item 5 of 5Building3 October 1969  p40/105