The well-known 1960’s flats at Red Road in Glasgow, once the tallest multi-storey structures in Europe and for a time proposed for demolition as part of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games ceremony, seem now set to be demolished this weekend.
The proposal for demolition as part of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games ceremony was rejected following public opposition to the plans. Local newspapers report that demolition is proposed by blowdown this weekend, and also on plans by Glasgow University’s Department of Modern History to conduct a social history project charting memories of former residents of the area.
Exact details of the demolition are unclear, but road closures and transport diversions indicate that demolition works are planned in the area on Sunday.
View the story of the demolition process and a video of preparation works by Safedem contractors
View archival images of the flats on the Canmore website
View background on the demolition proposals from the Commonwealth Games
Evening Times report on memory collection from Red Road
