Basic Site Details

Name: Corporation Housing, Balgrayhill
Town, district or village: Springburn
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Balgrayhill Development  

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 222 January 1965 * Scheme acceptedCorporation approve plans for £2m scheme of 557 houses
Item 2 of 219 April 1968 OpenedMr. Wilson, the Prime Minister, will open the 150,000 house made available for letting by Glasgow Corporation on 19 April. The £4m Balgrayhill development contains 949 houses, of which 557 have been built by the building department in deck blocks and 392 by Reema (Scotland) Ltd., in multi-storey blocks.

* 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2Archibald George Jury  1965 *  
Item 2 of 2Reema (Scotland Ltd)  1968  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Glasgow Corporation 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder22 January 1965  p220
Item 2 of 2Building12 April 1968  p54