Bogany Flats Explained

Bogany Flats
Alternate Names:30 Bogany Terrace
The Hilton
Status:Demolished
Building Type:Residential
Architectural Style:Brutalist
Structural System:Pre-cast Concrete
Owner:Glasgow City Council
Location Town:Castlemilk, Glasgow
Location Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.8028°N -4.2272°W
Start Date:1966
Demolition Date:28 March 1993
Floor Count:20
Main Contractor:Wimpey
Mapframe:no

Bogany Flats was a multi-storey block of flats in Castlemilk, Glasgow. The flats were built in 1966 by George Wimpey Ltd,[1] the last of the nine tower blocks Wimpey built throughout the city in the sixties.[2] The building was 20 stories high and contained 114 dwellings;[3] locally it was known as 'The Hilton'.

On 28 March 1993, 30 Bogany Terrace was demolished using 350kg (770lb) of explosives, in what was to become the third successfully controlled explosion in Glasgow.[4] [3] Despite being the most recently built high-rise tower block in Castlemilk it was the first to be demolished, after standing for only 27 years.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of Glasgow - Research Projects - Housing, Everyday Life & Wellbeing over the long term - Case study: Castlemilk . University of Glasgow. 13 August 2018 .
  2. Book: Lynn Abrams . Ade Kearns . Barry Hazley . Valerie Wright . Glasgow: High-Rise Homes, Estates and Communities in the Post-War Period . 13 April 2020 . Taylor & Francis . 978-0-429-84841-4 . 49.
  3. Web site: Tower Block UK: Bogany Terrace. University of Edinburgh. 10 November 2018.
  4. News: Flats to topple . 19 January 1993 . The Herald.