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Bogany Flats was a multi-storey block of flats in Castlemilk, Glasgow. The flats were built in 1966 by George Wimpey Ltd, the last of the nine tower blocks Wimpey built throughout the city in the sixties. The building was 20 stories high and contained 114 dwellings; locally it was known as 'The Hilton'.
On 28 March 1993, 30 Bogany Terrace was demolished using of explosives, in what was to become the third successfully controlled explosion in Glasgow. 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.
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Categories: Residential Buildings Completed In 1966, Buildings And Structures Demolished In 1993, Residential Skyscrapers In Scotland, Skyscrapers In Glasgow, Housing Estates In Glasgow, Buildings And Structures Demolished By Controlled Implosion, Demolished Buildings And Structures In Scotland, 1966 Establishments In Scotland, 1993 Disestablishments In Scotland, Former Skyscrapers
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