Basic Site Details
| Name: | Glencairn Street/ Macdonald Street Redevelopment |
| Town, district or village: | Motherwell |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | A single-aspect 17-storey slab block was constructed with the majority of the dwellings facing south-west and balcony access on the other side. In support of local industry the framework was fabricated in steel, and, in fact, this was the first steel-framed multi-storey housing project to be completed in Scotland. 75 lock-up garages were included in the scheme [Dickson, James, 1970]. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Parkhead Street Area | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Tower block | ||
| Housing scheme | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Glencairn Street | ||
| Macdonald Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1963 | 1964 | Build/construction | |
| 1963 | Plans dated | ||
| 1963 | Plans approved | Plans approved and passed by Dean of Guild Court. | |
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 | |
| Crudens Ltd | (?) | 1964 | |||
| Motherwell Burgh Council | (?) | 1964 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| 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 | p75 | |
| James Dickson | 1970 | Living High, a Study of Living in Multi-storey Flats | Motherwell and Wishaw Town Council | p6 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| North Lanarkshire County Archive, Cumbernauld | Motherwell Dean of Guild Records | Architectural plans for MacDonald Street Re-Development dated 1963, approval by Dean of Guild Court of the Burgh of Motherwell & Wishaw stamped 1963. | |