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kev · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 11:32 am Post subject: Sir Basil Spence

Remember watching a documentry years ago and it described these buildings as " Galleons sailing on the sea" or words to that effect...Didnt pay to much attention at the time but looking at some photographs of them I can see what the guy was on about.My question is Where in relation to the Gorbals today did they stand ?

james73 · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:09 pm Post subject:

Kev - they stood on Old Rutherglen Road. Amazingly, the church survives to this day.

James H
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kev · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject:

Cheers James..another fab aeriel photo....I have taken a wee shine to the Gorbals since strep posted his superb set. Being from the north of the river the south side was always far away and not of much interest..Shame Basil Spence,s buildings didnt work as i think they looked fantastic.Wonder if they were too hastily demolished just like a lot of the buildings prior to them.

fatweegee · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject:

Remember going with my Mum to mass at St. Francis's on a Thursday night, EVERY Thursday night!!!! We went by bus from Linthouse and got off on Old Rutherglen Road and had to walk under/through the QE flats. Was told off every week for running up the big slopes rather than walking along nicely!!!

fastnet · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject:

Didn't someone die when they were blown down ?

Stuball · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject:

t bowers · Buttered roll Joined: 08 Oct 2009 Posts: 4

when the queen elizabeth flats were demolished,unfortunatley a women died.she was struck by flying masonary

kev · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject:

Couple of construction phase pics

Workies pouring the concrete for the legs

Photo of the model which was used for things like working out shadows during sunlight etc..most buildings had models made of them until C.A.D came along.

Interior of one of the flats

Wonderful looking buildings