Basic Site Details

Name: Milton Housing Scheme
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
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Notes: This development comprises two main halves, a southern half below the general line of Liddlesdale Road-Colston Road, built in 1946-51, and a northern half, built in 1950-4.

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 219461951Build/constructionSouth section
Item 2 of 219501954Build/constructionNorth section

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 3Francis Clunie Scott A1946 Responsible for layout of southern half of scheme as Chief Architect of Housing Department.
Item 2 of 3Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) Ac. 1946c. 1954 
Item 3 of 3Archibald George Jury A19491954As Director of Housing

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
 Building NameNotes
Item 1 of 12118 Stuart cottages, Milton Housing SchemeLocated in northern section of scheme (north of Liddeldale Road-Colston Road).
Item 2 of 12126 Myrton cottages, Milton Housing SchemeLocated in northern section of scheme (north of Liddeldale Road-Colston Road).
Item 3 of 12132 houses, Ashgill Road/Bernaray Street, Milton Housing Scheme132 two-storey Blackburn type 17 brick-clad houses
Item 4 of 12162 cottages, Everard Drive, Milton Housing Scheme162 semi-detached BISF Type A2 4-apartment cottages, constructed of steel walling with internal breeze partitions and walls.
Item 5 of 12176 houses, south of Liddesdale Road, Milton Housing Scheme176 T1 and Thalf four-storey tenements
Item 6 of 1232 houses, Ashgill Road/Bernaray Street, Milton Housing Scheme32 Blackburn houses
Item 7 of 1238 houses, south of Liddesdale Road, Milton Housing Scheme38 Blackburn houses
Item 8 of 12416 flats, Milton Housing Scheme416 traditionally-built four-storey flats in T1, T3, and Thalf. Located in northern section of scheme (north of Liddeldale Road-Colston Road).
Item 9 of 12500 cottages, Ashgill Road/Bernaray Street, Milton Housing Scheme500 two-storey Wimpey no-fines four-apartment cottages
Item 10 of 126 tower blocks, Scaraway Street/Castlebay Drive, Milton Housing SchemeSix tower blocks of 17-storeys in two groups of three on the north side of Scaraway Street/Castlebay Drive. Value of contract £2,250,000.
Item 11 of 12670 houses, Milton Housing Scheme670 Lawrence two-storey cottages. Located in northern section of scheme (north of Liddeldale Road-Colston Road).
Item 12 of 12Shops and flats, Ashgill Road/Bernaray Street, Milton Housing Scheme 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p418

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Builder19 August 1949  p245
Item 2 of 3Builder14 April 1950  p505
Item 3 of 3Builder26 May 1950  p725