Basic Site Details

Name: Housing, Gorbals Redevelopment Scheme, Commercial Road Area
Town, district or village: Gorbals
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: not sure which phase

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Housing  
Item 2 of 2Housing scheme  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Commercial Road(?)  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 128 November 1958 Scheme accepted'Approval given by Dean of Guild Court for start on first multi-storey blocks in Gorbals Redevelopment scheme consisting of 428 flatted houses in the Commercial-road area, to include four blocks each 17-storey high and containing 77 houses and 120 houses in conventional tenement style. The entire scheme will cost £1.1m.' per Builder p935

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 5Andrew Renton A1958 *  
Item 2 of 5Basil Spence & Partners A1958 *  
Item 3 of 5John Hardie Glover A1958 *  
Item 4 of 5Peter Scott Ferguson A1958 *  
Item 5 of 5Basil Spence & Partners A28 November 1958 per Builder p935

* earliest date known from documented sources.

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder28 November 1958  p935