Crathie Court :: Shared Description
Crathie Court is an eight-storey building in the International Modernism style on Crathie Drive. It has a strong Art Deco influence, despite being built in the 1950s. It was designed by Dr Ronald Bradbury, Director of Housing at Glasgow Corporation, as an experiment in high-rise housing following a directive from the Scottish Office in 1945. The building won a Saltire Award for the best-designed flats in Scotland in 1952.
It was part of Glasgow Corporation's programme of hostels for single women and consisted of 88 bed-sit flats. As a result, it became known locally as "the spinster flats".
It was Glasgow's first foray into "modern" high rise housing and its construction set the trend for future high-rise council housing in the city.
Glasgow Housing Association recently invested £2.6 million in upgrading the building. Today the 88 studio flats house mainly older people - both men and women.
Well worth the short detour from Dumbarton Road or Crow Road if you are interested in architecture. The grounds are private.
It was part of Glasgow Corporation's programme of hostels for single women and consisted of 88 bed-sit flats. As a result, it became known locally as "the spinster flats".
It was Glasgow's first foray into "modern" high rise housing and its construction set the trend for future high-rise council housing in the city.
Glasgow Housing Association recently invested £2.6 million in upgrading the building. Today the 88 studio flats house mainly older people - both men and women.
Well worth the short detour from Dumbarton Road or Crow Road if you are interested in architecture. The grounds are private.
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Created: Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Updated: Fri, 19 Apr 2013
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