Basic Site Details

Name: King's Park house types
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
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Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 119251929  

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2Joseph Wilson   1929Earliest existing bungalow building types by Mactaggart & Mickel are to the designs of Joseph Wilson, e.g. the 'F type' double and single bungalow. These were the only designs developed by an outside architect, as subsequent designs were produced by an in-house team.
Item 2 of 2James Taylor  19251928 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Mactaggart & Mickel 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RCAHMS1999Homebuilders: Mactaggart & Mickel and the Scottish housebuilding industry RCAHMSKing's Park p 23-4, 29-34, 37-8, 42-6, 49, 52-8, 60, 62, 79, 97, 114, 120, 122, 144, 147, 166
Image of King's Park showing MacTaggart and Mickel's earliest semi-detached bungalows under construction p45
Mid-1920s design by James Taylor for two and four house terraces at King's Park p44
Layout plan for King's Park and Bankhead developments by John C C Munro, engineer (1935) p52
Image of four apartment semi-detaced bungalows (1930-31) p 53
Image of third day of construction of demonstration bungalow in Menock Road (1930) p53
Image of the same bungalow, completed on its tenth day of consruction (1930) p54