Basic Site Details
| Name: | Drumchapel Housing Development Unit 2 Housing |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Unit 2 was a much more ambitious development than Unit 1. Located on a hilly site, it required a water tower and included the first large-scale examples of crosswall construction evolved by Sam Bunton. Unit 2 housing consisted of: 257 dwellings south of Drumry Road (1953-5); 30 dwellings in Heathcot Avenue (1959); 1053 dwellings in tenements and 2000 crosswall dwellings (1953-6); and other shops and flats. |
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 | |
| Drumry Road | ||
| Halbeath Avenue | ||
| Halgreen Avenue | ||
| Heathcot Avenue | ||
| Katewell Avenue | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1953 | 1957(?) | 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 | |
| Sam Bunton | 1952 | 1953 | Designed 2000 crosswall dwellings | ||
| Archibald George Jury | A | 1953 | 1957(?) | As City Architect for Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (Architectural and Planning Department) | |
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | A | 1953 | 1957(?) | With A G Jury as City Architect | |
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 | |
| Drumchapel Housing Development | This record refers Glasgow Corporation's development of various housing schemes in the satellite town of Drumchapel. See related 'child' buildings for details on individual housing developments. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p104 | |
| 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 | p154, p168, p397 | |
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 Unit 2 (1953/73, 74, 261, 490; 1954/96; 1957/794) | |