Basic Site Details Name: | Wyndford (SSHA) Housing Scheme | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | This large SSHA housing development was a redevelopment of the late 19th century Wyndford Barracks, whose retaining wall was preserved as an outer boundary. First development (1961): five Mark III 15-storey blocks with four flats on each upper floor; Second development (1962): 637 houses in four-storey maisonettes and flats; Third development (1963 - ?): other high-rise blocks, including seven eight-storey towers; Fourth development (1965-1969): four 26-storey point blocks; Fifth development (1965-1969): nine-storey balcony-access block of maisonettes. The towers were offset by 10 four-storey maisonette blocks and three-storey flats in open court layouts. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Housing | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Maryhill Barracks, former home Highland Light Infa | | 55-acre site |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1961 | 1969 | Build/construction | | | 24 February 1961 | | Scheme accepted | housing sub-committee recommended approval of £4m housing scheme - four 26-storey blocks of 150 houses each, five 15-storey blocks, three 9-storey and 3- and 4-storey courtyard housing, two primary schools, a nursery school and several shops - accommodating 1,900 families per Builder p384 | | 10 February 1961 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Plans for 1,918 houses including buildings of three and four-storey construction, eight-storey flats, nine-storey maisonettes, 15 and 26-storey flats, the retention of the Garrison Church and an existing garage building, and the rection of approximately 320 lock-up garages submitted by SSHA and approved by the Housing Committee (Housing Committee's Minutes, 13/2/1961 No. 22). | | 1968 | | Won award or awards | Received Saltire Housing Award |
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 | | Harold Ernest Buteux | | A | 1961 | 1969 | As Chief Technical Officer for SSHA | | Scottish Special Housing Association (SSHA) | | A | 1961 | 1969 | With Harold Buteux as Chief Technical Officer | | W V Zinn & Associates | | | c. 1961 | | Engineer for first development of five 15-storey blocks | | Concrete (Scotland) Ltd | | | 1963 | 1968 | Built seven eight-storey towers in third development
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ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Glasgow Corporation | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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 | | | p594 | | 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 | p381, Gazetteer 2 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p410-411 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 24 February 1961 | | | p384 | | Builder | 3 March 1961 | | | p432 | | Builder | 10 May 1963 | | | p968 | | Builder | 22 January 1965 | | | | | Builder | 26 January 1968 | | | |
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