Basic Site Details
| Name: | Deck-access blocks of flats, Balgrayhill, Springburn CDA Area B |
| Town, district or village: | Springburn |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Ten five and six-storey deck-access blocks containing 557 houses ranging from one-person/one-apartment houses to seven-person/six-apartment houses. Blocks linked by freestanding towers containing lift and drying areas. This was the first development in Glasgow incorporating deck-access flats. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
| Flats | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Balgrayhill Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1964 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | ||
| 1965 | 1968 | Build/construction | |
| c. 199 | Alteration/conversion | Blocks split up into pavilions incorporating neo-Mackintosh details | |
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 | |
| Alfred Arden Wood | A | As Chief Housing Architect | |||
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | A | 1964 | 1968 | With A G Jury as City Architect | |
| Archibald George Jury | A | c. 1964 | As City Architect | ||
| Glasgow Corporation Direct Labour Dept | 1965 | 1968 | |||
| George Wimpey & Co Ltd | c. 199 | Alterations to blocks | |||
| Glasgow District Council, Department of Architecture and Related Services (or Department of Civic Architecture & Design) | B | c. 199 | With Max Reid as DARS architect | ||
| Max Reid | B | c. 199 | As DARS 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 | |
| Springburn CDA | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p432 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 8 May 1964 | |||
| Official Architecture and Planning | 1963 | 8 or 9? | 'Split Level Housing for Glasgow' p867 | |
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 1964/787 | |