Red Road | Tower Block

Block details

	Number of dwellings	Number of storeys
93 Petershill Drive	120	31
63 Petershill Drive	120	31
33 Petershill Drive	120	31
21 Birnie Court	120	31
153 Petershill Drive	303	27
123 Petershill Drive	120	31
10 Red Road Court	120	31
10 Petershill Court	303	27

Agents

Building contractor:

direct municipal labour

Architects:

S. Bunton Assoc.

Events

Committee approval date:

1962

Significant alterations/demolition, etc.:

Since demolished. Last blocks demolished in October 2015

Local authority

Original commissioning authority:

Corporation of the City of Glasgow

Original location authority:

Corporation of the City of Glasgow

Present day authority:

Glasgow City Council

Location

Postcode:

G21 3BL, G21 4QU, G21 4QH, G21 4QG, G21 4QY, G21 4PF, G21 4PL

Other location names:

Red Road Estate

References and links

The Builder 19-10-1962, 769-70
The Builder 15-3-1963, 568
Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects 2-1967, 46
The Architectural Review 11-1967, 343
Systems Building and Design 5-1967, 50-3
International Asbestos Cement Review No. 44 10-1966, 21-5

1981
View of Coll Place 18-storey blocks with Red Road blocks in background

1981
View of Red Road blocks

1979
View of Red Road blocks

1987
Red Road blocks under construction

1983
View of Red Road blocks from 29th storey of block

1984
View of Red Road blocks

1987
View of block on Red Road development

1987
View of Red Road block

1987
View of Red Road block under construction

1964
View of first two blocks on Red Road development under construction

1987
View of 31-storey blocks on Red Road

1987
View of Red Road blocks under construction

1964
View of Red Road block under construction

1963
View of Red Road block under construction

1963
View of Red Road blocks under construction

1963
View of Red Road block under construction

1981
View of Red Road blocks

1983
View of Red Road blocks from 29th storey of block

1983
View from 29th storey of Red Road block

1982
View of Red Road blocks

1979
View of Red Road block

1979
View of Red Road blocks

2016
View of Red Road block

2016
View of Red Road blocks

1981
View of Red Road blocks