Basic Site Details
| Name: | Calfhill Court, Single Women's Hostels |
| Town, district or village: | Pollok |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | NB This may overlap with the other entry for flats in Calfhill Road. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Hotel | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Calfhill Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1952 | Build/construction | ||
| 28 August 1953 * | Calfhill Court to receive Saltire Award | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| Archibald George Jury | A | 1952 | As Chief Housing Architect for Glasgow Corporation. | ||
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | A | 1952 | With Jury as Chief Housing Architect. | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| 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) | p608 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Journal | 15 September 1949 | |||
| Builder | 28 August 1953 | p306 | ||
| Builder | 18 September 1953 | p427-429 - illustrated article, with photos and plans | ||
| Glasgow Herald | 1 December 1956 | |||
| Journal (of the) RIAS | November 1953 | p11-12 - 'The Saltire Society Award for Good Housing Design, 1952' | ||
| Municipal Journal | 9 October 1953 | p2187-90 | ||