Basic Site Details
| Name: | Housing, Millburn Street, Royston Redevelopment Area, Area B |
| Town, district or village: | Royston |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Original scheme by Robert Matthew. Glasgow Corporation sacked Matthew, after the piles for the blocks had been sunk; and instead used the Reema package deal on top of the foundations. Three 25-storey prefabricated large-panel towers (six flats on each upper floor) and one 12-storey and three four-storey blocks. One of 25-storey towers was demolished in early 1990s. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Millburn Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1966 | 1970 | Build/construction | Two northern towers (phase 1: 1966-1970); third tower (phase 2: 1969-1970). |
| 1969 | 1972 | Build/construction | One 12-storey and three four-storey blocks (phase 3). |
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 | |
| Reema (Scotland Ltd) | 1966 | 1972 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Architectural and Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Royston Redevelopment Area | |
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 | p226 | |
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p424 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | Area B Phase 1, 1966/144; Area B Phase 2, 1969/366; Area B Phase 3, 1970/1041 | |