Bogany Flats

Bogany Flats
Alternative names30 Bogany Terrace
The Hilton
General information
StatusDemolished
TypeResidential
Architectural styleBrutalist
Town or cityCastlemilk, Glasgow
CountryScotland
Coordinates55°48′10″N 4°13′38″W / 55.80278°N 4.22722°W / 55.80278; -4.22722
Construction started1966
Demolished28 March 1993
OwnerGlasgow City Council
Technical details
Structural systemPre-cast Concrete
Floor count20
Design and construction
Main contractorWimpey

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 350 kg (770 lb) 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.[1]

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References

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