Basic Site Details

Name: Four 19-storey tower blocks, Wester Common Road, North Kelvin CDA Area A
Town, district or village: Possilpark
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Housing Four 19-storey tower blocks containing 452 flats

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Wester Common Road  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 119671970Build/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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 5Gilbert Ash (Scotland) Ltd  19671970 
Item 2 of 5Lowe & Rodin  19671970As consulting engineer for Gilbert-Ash
Item 3 of 5W V Zinn & Associates  19671970As consulting engineer for SSHA
Item 4 of 5Harold Ernest Buteux A19671970As Chief Technical Officer of the SSHA
Item 5 of 5Scottish Special Housing Association (SSHA) A19671970With Bureux as Chief Technical Officer

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p417

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild1967/485