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Glasgow, Red Road Estate

Housing Estate(S) (Modern)

Site Name Glasgow, Red Road Estate

Classification Housing Estate(S) (Modern)

Alternative Name(s) Red Road Development; 10 Red Road Court; 33 Petershill Drive

Canmore ID 68148

Site Number NS66NW 40

NGR NS 620 674

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/68148

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Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view from South.
Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view from South.General oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking NNW.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from South-West.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking WNW.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view from South-East.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view from South.Glasgow, Red Road Estate, 10 Red Road Court.
Aerial view from North-West top of block.Detail of specimen block.
Detail of cladding.
Digital image of A 55630.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking S.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking SE.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking NW.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from South.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from South-West.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from East.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view from West.Glasgow, Red Road Estate, 10 Red Road Court.
Detail of specimen block.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Distant view from South.Oblique aerial view.
General oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the NNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the S.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the E.Exterior. General view of Red Road flats.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking W.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from North.Oblique aerial view from South-West.
Digital image of A 56761.General view from West.
Digital image of A 55629.Oblique aerial view of the flats, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking to the NNW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking NE.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking NW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking ESE.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from South-East.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General View. Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view from South-West.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from South-East, 10 Red Road Court, looking over Balornock.Glasgow, Red Road Estate, 10 Red Road Court, interior.
General view of lift lobby on 30th floor.View from E showing ENE front of engine shed with Red Road Estate under construction on rightOblique aerial view centred on the flats and housing, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking to the NW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking to the NNW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking ENE.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking N.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view from North.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view of newly completed blocks.Glasgow, Red Road Estate, 10 Red Road Court.
General view from West.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking to the WNW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking SW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking W.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view from North-East.Glasgow, 33 Petershill Drive, David Naismith Court
View of exterior with Stefan Muthesius in foreground.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the W.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the S.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking to the NW.General oblique aerial view of north east Glasgow centred on Springburn, Barmulloch and Red Road Estate, looking WNW.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking E.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from North-East.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from South-West.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
General view from North-East.Distant view of Red Road Estate from South-West.
Digital image of B 32690.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the flats, taken from the WSW.General view of Red Road Estate multi-storey flats.Oblique aerial view of Red Road Housing Estate, looking NE.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from South-East.Glasgow, Red Road Estate.
Oblique aerial view from South-West.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Glasgow, City Of
  • Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District City Of Glasgow
  • Former County Lanarkshire

Treasured Places (6 August 2007)

Built in the 1960s by Glasgow Corporation, the Red Road development was designed by Sam Bunton and Associates. The 20-acre site contained the highest multi-storey flats in Europe, consisting of six 31-storey blocks, two of 27-storeys and one of 3-storeys. By the 1980s the buildings had fallen into disrepair. Following renovation, they were converted into student accommodation, executive apartments and a YMCA.

Information from RCAHMS (SC) 6 August 2007

Horsey, M 1982

Recording Your Heritage Online

High Flats, Red Road, 1962, Sam Bunton

26- to 31-storey, steel-framed flats, built by the City's Direct Labour Organisation. When constructed, they were the tallest flats in Europe. 1980s refurbishment includes vigorous coloured patterns on elevations. Having acquired a notorious reputation, now to be demolished.

Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

Architecture Notes

ARCHITECT: Glasgow Corporation 1965

Bounded by Red Road, Petershill Drive.

Converted into students' accommodation, 1979-81.

Provision of "Defensible Space" measures.

Fire point blocks, two slab blocks of 30-32 storeys.

Red Road Estate

MS 751/2 Colin McWilliam Collection Acc No 1991/53 (unable to find anything in this manuscript box relating to the above site)

Activities

Photographic Record (23 October 1969)

Reference (1982)

NMRS REFERENCE

Glasgow, Red Road Estate.

ARCHITECT: Glasgow Corporation 1965

Bounded by Red Road, Petershill Drive.

Converted into students' accommodation, 1979-81.

Provision of "Defensible Space" measures.

Fire point blocks, two slab blocks of 30-32 storeys.

M Horsey 1982

Field Visit (1985)

Field Visit (May 1987)

Field Visit (September 1987)

Aerial Photography (1988)

Aerial Photography (1990)

Publication Account (1997)

Five 31-storey towers and two 27-storey slabs - at this completion, the highest housing blocks in Europe. The climax of Glasgow Corporation's drive to 'give the people homes', and the fulfilment of Sam Bunton's quest for an extravagantly tall, skyscaper-like expression for mass housing. Asbestos-clad, steel-framed structural design highly unusual in a housing context. (Fig. 4.58).

Information from 'Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75', (1997).

Aerial Photography (22 July 2005)

Aerial Photography (27 October 2005)

Aerial Photography (31 May 2006)

Photographic Record (March 2007)

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