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Public perceptions of high flats in Glasgow – Explorathon 2015

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On Friday 25th of September the ‘Housing, Everyday Life and Wellbeing’ team participated in ‘Explorathon 2015’. We had a stall at Kelvingrove Museum where we told visitors about our project and asked for their opinions on high flats in Glasgow. Here’s what people thought: Gorbals: souce: University of Glasgow Archive, ‘Homes in High Flats collection’ (DC127)… Continue reading

Red Road and Pearl Jephcott’s ‘Homes in High Flats’

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Did you live in Red Road flats in the late 1960s or 1970s? Do you have ‘mulitstorey memories’ you would like to share? We’d love to hear from you. Please fill out our short online questionnaire Source: ©Virtual Mitchell, C3955 Red Road n.d. Red Road has become a symbol of Glasgow’s post-war high rise building drive… Continue reading