Basic Site Details
| Name: | Sandyhills House Development |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Four 23-storey tower blocks containing 528 flats, aligned north-south and situated on the edge of the Tolcross and Shettleston schemes. Blocks clad in PC panels with horizontal window bands in purpose-made timber. Cost £1,900,000. In 1975 the cost was recorded as being £2.2m. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Balbeggie Street | ||
| Strowan Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 14 April 1961 | Report submitted by City Architect containing instructions for architect Baron Bercott for approximately 529 houses of 1, 2, and 3 apartments; lock-up garages and open car stances and car park; a site for a nursery school; and shops. Instrustions approved by Housing Committee (Housing Committee minutes 14/4/1961 No. 26). | ||
| 1964 | 1969 | Build/construction | |
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 | |
| Glasgow Corporation Direct Labour Dept | 1964 | 1969 | |||
| Baron Bercott | A | 1964 | 1969 | ||
| Baron Bercott & Associates | A | 1964 | 1969 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Glasgow Corporation | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p554 | ||
| 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 | p226 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p479 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building | 11 March 1966 | |||
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 1964/619 | |