Basic Site Details
| Name: | 200 houses around Lamont Road, Balornock Housing Scheme |
| Town, district or village: | Balornock |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | 200 pre-fabricated Swedish timber houses |
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 | |
| Lamont Road | Around Lamont Road | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1945 | 1946 | Build/construction | |
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 | |
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | A | 1945 | 1946 | With Ronald Bradbury as Housing Director | |
| Ronald Bradbury | A | 1945 | 1946 | Bradbury as Director of Housing in Glasgow Corporation Housing Department | |
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 | |
| Balornock Housing Scheme | Balornock Housing Scheme was designed in 1939 by William McNab's staff as a typical late-1930s garden suburb (along with Robroyston Housing Scheme). 216 houses were built in Balornock under this design, but the remainder was revised under Ronald Bradbury and built after the war. See related 'child' buildings for details on individual schemes. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Tenements and Towers: Glasgow Working Class Housing, 1890-1930 | ||||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p439 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | GCA DG 1945/187, 1945/269 | |