Basic Site Details
| Name: | Six 20-storey tower blocks of housing, Scotstoun House site |
| Town, district or village: | Scotstoun Hill |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 5 more blocks between Kirkton Avenue and Crescent Road (1965-9) and 2 more W in Plean Street may also be by Wimpey. 'Buildings of Scotland' is unclear on this point. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Crescent Road | ||
| Kirkton Avenue | ||
| Plean Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| February 1961 * | Scheme accepted | Preliminary layout plan approved in principle | |
| 1962 | 1964 | Build/construction | Six multi-storey blocks, 20-storeys high, containing 684 houses of 114 one-apartment one-person flats; 114 two-apartment two-persons flats; 342 three-apartment four-persons flats; and 114 four-apartment five-persons flats |
| February 1962 * | Scheme accepted | Final layout plan approved | |
* 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 | |
| George Wimpey Ltd, Scottish Division, Architects Department | A | 1962 | 1964 | ||
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | B | 1962 | 1964 | ||
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Multi-storey flats, Knightswood | Later phases of Knightswood Housing Scheme, begun 1923 |
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 | p602 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan | 1994 | Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | Yale University Press: New Haven and London | p223 Perspective by Frank Weemys p228 | |
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p388 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Mitchell Library | Glasgow City Archives | 1962/351 | Dean of Guild Court |