Basic Site Details
| Name: | Housing, Merrylee Park |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
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| Notes: | Merrylee Park was the first in a succession of new large-scale suburban home-ownerships sites developed by Mactaggart & Mickel in the 1930s. Over a period of only two years the firm built and sold 479 houses on this site, from 1931 to the end of 1932. - Semi detached 'G type' bungalow dominated the Merrylee Park scheme, but 'F type' and 'B type' were also sold here. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing Estate | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 2, Ashlea Drive | The new five-apartment semi-detached 'H type' bungalow was sold for £830. | |
| 25 & 27 , Merrylee Avenue | An exclusive 'B type' five apartment detached bungalow which sold for £925. | |
| Thornlea Drive | The first of 42 'F type' detached bungalow was sold here in 1931. | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1931 | 1932 | 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 | |
| MacTaggart and Mickel Ltd | |||||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RCAHMS | 1999 | Homebuilders: Mactaggart & Mickel and the Scottish housebuilding industry | RCAHMS | p 47, 52, 57-8, 60-2, 64, 73, 82, 103-4, 118, 160 Image of the showhouse at Eglinton Toll constructed as a specimen of the houses for sale at Merrylee Park (1931) p61 'East & West - Mactaggart & Mickel homes are best!' advertisement illustrating the various housing schemes by Mactaggart & Mickel, Daily Record (1939) p 104 | |