Basic Site Details
| Name: | Multi-storey Housing, Ruby Street, Bridgeton-Dalmarnock CDA |
| Town, district or village: | Dalmarnock |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | This development was built in two phases. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing scheme | Yes | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Ruby Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| (?) | Build/construction | 14 five-storey blocks (phase 2, no date) | |
| 30 September 1966 | Scheme accepted | Layout plans accepted by sub-committee for 504 dwellings. Approximate cost 2m. | |
| 1967 | 1969 | Build/construction | Three 15-storey blocks of Wimpey's usual twin-tower '1001' plan (phase 1) |
| March 1967 | Scheme accepted | City Council has received planning permission for multi-storey housing each at estimated cost of £1 million. | |
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 | |
| George Wimpey Ltd, Scottish Division, Architects Department | 1967 | 1969 | |||
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 | p368 | |
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p472 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building | 30 September 1966 | p137 | ||
| Building | 24 March 1967 | p141 | ||
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 | GCA DG 1967/160 | |