Basic Site Details

Name: Corporation housing, Maryhill CDA Area B
Town, district or village: Maryhill
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: On a strip of empty ground alongside a railway line, the Corporation built: three 21-storey Reema package-deal prebaricated blocks; 15 standard 'Block 84' eight-storey mini-towers; and 23 blocks of three and four-storey walk-up flats, along with several groups of lock-up garages.

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21966 Build/constructionPhase 1
Item 2 of 21967 Build/constructionPhases 2-4

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 3Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation)  1966(?) 
Item 2 of 3Glasgow Corporation Direct Labour Dept  c. 1966(?)15 8-storey mini-towers
Item 3 of 3Reema (Scotland Ltd)  c. 1966(?)Three 21-storey blocks

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 nameNotes
Item 1 of 1Maryhill CDAMaryhill CDA comprises two widely separated sites (Area A and Area B) on which were built numbers of standard blocks. See related 'child' buildings for details on individual developments.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p411

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of GuildArea B Phase 1, 1966/961 
Item 2 of 2Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of GuildArea B Phases 2-4, 1967/24