Basic Site Details
| Name: | Toryglen SSHA Housing Scheme, Sixth Development |
| Town, district or village: | Toryglen |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Two ten-storey blocks contaning 30 three-apartment flats each, constructed of load-bearing no-fines concrete walls. Designed in association with L. K. Kresse, architect, and the late Professor K. Deininger, Engineer, both of Stuttgart. |
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 | |
| Prospecthill Crescent | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1955 | Plans approved | Plans approved for two 10 storey blocks, of 60 units | |
| c. 1955 | 1956 | 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 | |
| Scottish Special Housing Association (SSHA) | A | c. 1955 | 1956 | ||
| Scottish Special Housing Direct Labour | A | c. 1955 | 1956 | ||
| James Austen Bent | A | c. 1955 | 1956 | as Chief Technical Officer for SSHA | |
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 | |
| Toryglen SSHA Housing Scheme | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan | 1994 | Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | Yale University Press: New Haven and London | p369, Gazetteer 1 | |
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p527-8 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 25 January 1957 | p185-6 | ||
| Concrete Quarterly | 1958 | Jan-Mar | p38-9 | |
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 DA 1955/227, 258 and 1956/724 and 989 | |