| Comment | Tenement buildings were generally built by the Victorians and Edwardians between around 1970-1920.
As a result, they reflect the engineering of that era and are well-built, overengineered and generally very solid buildings.
However, being old buildings, their state today depends on how well they have been looked after over the last century.
Generally speaking, the ones that weren't looked after were bulldozed in the 1970s/80s. The rest, that have survived with building fabric maintained, are now generally very desirable buildings that represent a build quality that doesn't exist nowadays (due to the cost of labour and masonry).
Well-maintained tenements will still be standing in 2100. An East Kilbride new-build will be lucky to make it to 2060. |
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