Urban - Glasgow Housing Management

Question 1

Council estates

Answer 1

• 4 main estates established e.g. Easter house
• low density, semi-detached houses
• cheaper 3/4 storey flats built as original plans proved too costly

Question 2

New towns

Answer 2

• 3 new towns built to house overspill of inner city residents
• thoroughly planned settlements -shops, schools and libraries
• houses were a mix to attract a range of people

Question 3

Tenement renovation

Answer 3

• flats combined to make larger flats, electricity, central heating and internal bathrooms were installed
• outer walls cleaned to remove pollution.
• one-way streets became common and made it safer for children

Question 4

The Gorbals

Answer 4

• post-war development scheme - housing demolished and replaced with high rise flats - 1968 Hutcheson town built.
• poorly built and damp - 14 years after being built - everyone moved out.

Question 5

Red road flats

Answer 5

• 8 tower blocks built in total

- built as a solution to overcrowding but became rundown and vandalised

Question 6

East-end housing

Answer 6

• Athlete’s village - 2014 Commonwealth games - 300 houses for sale and 400 houses for rent
• Mixture or 2,3,4 family houses - all with gardens and many wheelchair accessible