Anniesland Court

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Anniesland Court

Anniesland Court is a skyscraper in the Scottish city ​​of Glasgow . In 1996 the building was listed as an individual monument in the Scottish list of monuments, initially in the highest monument category A.

history

The Scottish architect John "Jack" Charles Holmes, owner of Jack Holmes & Partners, was responsible for the design of Anniesland Court . Holmes' design was accepted in June 1966 and construction began that same year. The building, completed in 1968, consists of the 23-story tower and a low-rise building on the south side. The latter was revised in 1985.

description

Anniesland Court is at the junction of Bearsden Road and Great Western Road ( A82 ) in the northwestern Anniesland district of Glasgow . Architecturally, there are parallels to the later built Trellick Tower in London . Both residential high-rise buildings are stylistically attributable to brutalism and have separate service towers with elevator shafts and stairwells.

The Anniesland Court originally housed 126 apartments, 84 three-room apartments and 42 one-room apartments. A shopping center and library are housed in the low-rise building in front of it.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
  3. Information on Anniesland Court

Web links

Commons : Anniesland Court  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 55 ° 53 ′ 27.4 "  N , 4 ° 19 ′ 30"  W.