Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Ladywell Development
	Townhead CDA Phase 1

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Urban planning
	Housing scheme

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Parliamentary Road		proposed for elimination as part of scheme

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1961		Plans approved	Townhead CDA Area A (Ladywell Development) Phase 1 approved 1961: One 16 storey block of 90 units; one 15 storey block of 84 units; one 13 storey block of 72 units
	21 April 1961		Proposed	Secretary of State for Scotland refused plans to redevelop Townhead at residential densities higher than 160 persons/acre; the plan was an attempt to reduce the number of overspill families, which is estimated at 12,000 persons per Builder p780
	29 December 1961		Proposed	£7m 5-year scheme involving demolition of the existing 2,400 houses in the area and their replacement by 2,000 new houses in three 25-storey blocks and one 20-storey block, along with two multi-storey garages and community buildings per Builder p1241
	1963		Build/construction	Phase 1 of 3 to start in 1963 per Builder 29 Dec 1961 p1241

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
	Archibald George Jury		A	1961		Local authority architect
	Glasgow Corporation Direct Labour Dept		A	1961

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Glasgow Corporation

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	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	p368, Gazetteer 1 p381, Gazetteer 2

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	21 April 1961			'Ruling on Density of Population' p780
	Builder	29 December 1961			p1241
	Interbuild	September 1962			p35
	Official Architecture and Planning	September 1962			p535-7
	Surveyor	6 January 1962			p11