The Barracks
DESCRIPTION
An ancient stone wall encircles a 55 acre site in the north of Glasgow. Until the 1960s the land was occupied by Maryhill barracks, a location woven into the history of the city. During the first world war, it was home to a tank division. In the second world war it was briefly home to Hitler’s deputy Rudolph Hess, captured after his aeroplane crash-landed in Scotland.
Today, the wall protects the Wyndford, a sprawling brutalist housing estate still known locally as The Barracks. The area is dominated by four 26-storey point blocks. They project their shadows across the estate, in the manner of giant sundials. You can easily estimate the time of day by observing where the shadows fall.
Title
The Barracks
Author
Publisher
Another Place Press
Edition
1st
Edition Size
100
Published
2023
ISBN
-
Dimensions
190mm x 230mm
Pages
32
Format
Softcover