Basic Site Details Name: | 6 tower blocks, Scaraway Street/Castlebay Drive, Milton Housing Scheme | Town, district or village: | Milton | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Six 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. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Housing | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Castlebay Drive | | | | Scaraway Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1966 | 1972 | Build/construction | | | 1967 | | Build/construction | Erection of 576 dwellings in six 17-storey blocks using Tersons rationalised building system at the cost of £2.2 million. | | 1969 | | | 'at present under construction' |
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Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Milton Housing Scheme | 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. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p418 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building | 16 June 1967 | | | p200 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Charles Adamson Smith: F no6885 (Combined Box 164) | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | GCA DG 1966/679 | |
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