Basic Site Details
| Name: | Garscadden Multi-storey Housing |
| Town, district or village: | Garscadden |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 3 tower blocks of increasing height on descending ground to west: 18, 20, 23 storeys on the 'Truscon' system |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
| Tower block | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 39, Linkwood Crescent | ||
| 27, Linkwood Crescent | ||
| 15, Linkwood Crescent | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 3 March 1961 | Proposed | possibility of building houses in 27-storey blocks in Garscadden to be examined by the Glasgow Corp housing committee per Builder p432 | |
| 1963 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Designed by A Buchanan Campell in 1963 but construction deferred until 1965 | |
| 1965 | 1970 | 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 | |
| Alexander Buchanan Campbell | A | 1961 | (?) | ||
| Robert Galbraith & Lawson | A | 1961 | As consultant quantity surveyors | ||
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 | p559 | ||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p403 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 3 March 1961 | p432 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| NMRS | A Buchanan Campbell Collection | BUC 1960/20/1/1 | Presentation boards stamped verso 1 May 1972. Also handlist of drawings. |
| Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | GCA DG 1965/437 | |