Basic Site Details
| Name: | Drumchapel Housing Development Unit 1 Housing |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Located north of existing Garscadden settlement, north of Garscadden and Drumchapel Roads (later called Stonedyke). New types of standard tenements were first used on a large scale here. The southeast portion of Unit 1, built 1952-4, consisted of 108 dwellings in three-storey tenements, and the northwest portion, built 1952-5, contained 730 dwellings in three-storey tenements plus other shops and flats. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Belsyde Avenue | ||
| Boon Drive | ||
| Cloan Avenue | ||
| Drumchapel Road | ||
| Glenkirk Drive | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1952 | 1955 | Build/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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Archibald George Jury | A | 1952 | 1955 | As City Architect for Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (Architectural and Planning Department) | |
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | A | 1952 | 1955 | With A G Jury as City Architect | |
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 name | Notes | |
| Drumchapel Housing Development | This record refers Glasgow Corporation's development of various housing schemes in the satellite town of Drumchapel. See related 'child' buildings for details on individual housing developments. |
References
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 Unit 1 (1952/300, 301; 1953/334, 176; 1954/205) | |