Glasgow North
Red Road Community Flat
Address: 10 Red Road Court, Springburn (Flat 23) G21 4PG
Late news: 24-07-11 - New this year!
Booking: No booking required.
Opening times:
Saturday:
10-4pm
Sunday:
10-4pm
Information: Glasgow’s skyline will alter over the next few years as the city’s iconic, Red Road Flats are demolished. This year, a flat in one of the 31 storey tower blocks is open to the public. Exhibition and display of the stories of the Red Road Flats communities, gathered through the Red Road Cultural project. Fantastic views from 23rd floor! (lift available). Designed in 1962 by Sam Bunton & Associates for Glasgow Corporation, the Red Road Flats were constructed between 1964 and 1969 as an architectural solution to Glasgow’s post war housing shortage. At the time they were the tallest blocks in Europe and the first to be built in Glasgow using steel frame construction. Exhibition and display of the stories of the Red Road Flats communities gathered through the Red Road Cultural project in the Red Road Community Flat. Guided tours of a Red Road flat.
Disabled access: Unassisted access.
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