Basic Site Details Name: | Semi-detached cottages with showhouse | Town, district or village: | Rouken Glen, by Thornliebank | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Semi-detached, dormer windows, tiled roofs, projecting ground floor bay window-frames supported on brackets; two electric, two coal fires; living room/dinette extended full depth of house; fitted wardrobes; two beds; similar being constructed at Duke’s Road Estate, Burnside (showhouse at Brownside Road) and another showhouse at 275 Milngavie Road, Burnbrae Estate, Bearsden. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cottage | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | Before 1939 | | Build/construction | Showhouse advertised April 1939.
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PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | (Sir) John McDonald | | A | 1939 | | | | Sunlit Ltd | | A | 1939 | | |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Daily Record | 22 April 1939 | | | p6 'New homes: Where Life Begins Anew'. | | Daily Record | 22 April 1939 | | | p6 Advertisement for 'This House at Rouken Glen'. |
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