Basic Site Details

Name: Four tower blocks, Acre Road Housing Development
Town, district or village: Maryhill
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Four tower blocks containing 120 dwellings.

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Acre Drive  
Item 2 of 2Acre Road  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 215 January 1954 Plans prepared, construction not yet begunPlans in hand for new housing scheme.
Item 2 of 219691975Build/construction 

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 4David Hughes A1968  
Item 2 of 4Parry & Hughes A1968  
Item 3 of 4Robert Leonard Parry A1968  
Item 4 of 4Lawrence Construction Co. Ltd  19691975 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 2 of 3RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices   
Item 3 of 3Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p412

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder15 January 1954  p161

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of GuildGCA DG 1969/629