Basic Site Details
| Name: | SSHA Housing, Johnstone (Glasgow Overspill) |
| Town, district or village: | Johnstone |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
| Housing scheme | ||
| Urban planning | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 9 January 1959 | Proposed | 'pending [project involves] the building of 500 houses at Johnstone' per Builder p78 | |
| 12 June 1959 | Proposed | 518 houses, 240 of them in 12-storey blocks per Builder p1054 | |
| 21 August 1959 | Completion | of first houses twd. 1,000 total at this site; 500 to be built by SSHA at governmental expense; 500 by Town Council at Johnstone Castle scheme and other sites with help of gov't. subsidy (see sep. entry 404673) per Builder p84 | |
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 | |
| Scottish Special Housing Association (SSHA) | 9 January 1959 | p78 | |||
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 9 January 1959 | '304 Houses for Cumbernauld' p78 | ||
| Builder | 12 June 1959 | 'SSHA Houses' p1054 | ||
| Builder | 21 August 1959 | 'Glasgow Overspill for Johnstone' p84 | ||