3.15 on Sunday afternoon: after a 10-second warning siren, the flats were finally demolished. Almost
3.15 on Sunday afternoon: after a 10-second warning siren, the flats were finally demolished. Almost © Chris Leslie

Over the past 10 years, a quarter of Glasgow’s high-rise blocks have been demolished. Throughout that time, Chris Leslie has documented the city’s condemned housing schemes for his Glasgow Renaissance project. Here, he bears witness to the demise of the Red Road flats – or, at least, some of them

The double-slab block that fell as it was supposed to lies alongside one of the surviving blocks
The double-slab block that fell as it was supposed to lies alongside one of the surviving blocks © Chris Leslie