Bluevale and Whitevale Towers
The Bluevale and Whitevale Towers were twin tower block flats situated in the Camlachie district within the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. Officially named 109 Bluevale Street and 51 Whitevale Street, and often nicknamed the Gallowgate Twins or the Camlachie Twin Towers, the two towers were for a time the tallest buildings in Scotland.
Bluevale and Whitevale Towers
The towers were prominent in the Glasgow city skyline, as seen here from Duke Street railway station.
The Bluevale tower during its deconstruction using the top-down method
Gallowgate is a neighbourhood of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It takes its name from the major thoroughfare through the territory, which is part of the A89 road. Administratively, it is part of the Calton ward of the Glasgow City Council area.
Modern housing and older maisonettes in the Gallowgate (2013)
View looking west from Whitevale Tower, including the Bellgrove Hotel (left), spare ground, refurbished maisonettes and new houses (centre), Bellgrove railway station and tracks and older tenements in Dennistoun (right)
View looking north from the main road (2014) depicting the Whitevale Public Baths building and the since-demolished Bluevale and Whitevale Towers
