Basic Site Details

Name: Housing scheme, 85-93 Govanhill Street
Town, district or village: Govanhill
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Two, three, and four-person three-storey flats built of facing blockwork with black tile band feature, inset balconies and over-hanging eves.

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 185-93, Govanhill Street  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 219801983Build/construction 
Item 2 of 21983 * Won award or awardsCivic Trust Commendation

* 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4Simister, Monaghan, McKinney, MacDonald A19801983 
Item 2 of 4Alistair McEachern A1983  
Item 3 of 4Michael David Simister A1983  
Item 4 of 4William Vernon Monaghan A1983  

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Govanhill Housing Association Ltd 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p522