Basic Site Details
| Name: | 216 cottages and flats, Robroyston Housing Scheme |
| Town, district or village: | Robroyston |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | 216 traditionally-built two-storey cottages and flats |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1946 | Before 1950 | 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 | |
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | A | 1946 | Before 1950 | With Ronald Bradbury as Director of Housing (until 1947) | |
| Ronald Bradbury | A | 1946 | 1947 | As Director of Housing, Glasgow. Bradbury and staff responsible for design. | |
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 | |
| Robroyston Housing Scheme | Robroyston Housing Scheme was designed in 1939 by William McNab's staff as a typical late-1930s garden suburb, but the scheme was revised under Ronald Bradbury and built after the war. See related 'child' buildings for details on individual developments. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Tenements and Towers: Glasgow Working Class Housing, 1890-1930 | ||||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p439 | ||