Basic Site Details
| Name: | Three tower blocks, Coll Street, Germiston Housing Scheme |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Three 18-storey tower blocks containing a total of 306 dwellings and a parking deck for 38 cars built on vacant strip of land on northern edge of Germiston Housing Scheme. The tower blocks were built as a package deal by Reema, employing their proprietary large-panel concrete prefabricted system. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
| Tower block | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Coll Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| March 1967 | May 1967 | Plans dated | |
| July 1967 | July 1970 | Build/construction | |
| 7 July 1967 | Scheme accepted | ||
| After 1970 | Alterations and additions | At some point after their construction, the blocks were reclad in shades of pink | |
| After 1970 | Destruction/demolition | Two of the three tower blocks were eventually demolished | |
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 | |
| Reema (Scotland Ltd) | 1967 | 1970 | Designed and built as package deal | ||
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 | |
| Germiston Housing Scheme | Two-part Corporation housing scheme with three-storey tenements in western half and 4IB type houses in eastern half |
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) | p424 | ||
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 1967/522 | |