Basic Biographical Details

Name: Crudens Ltd
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Bio Notes: Crudens Ltd was based in Musselburgh from the 1960s.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 1Olive Bank, Musselburgh, ScotlandBusiness25 March 1966 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.


Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 8George Fraser Simpson Webster  Architect 
Item 2 of 8Olgierd Jan Wagner1960s Architect 
Item 3 of 8James Harry Routledge1961 Assistant 
Item 4 of 8Martin Dunleavy19641967Assistant 
Item 5 of 8Thomas Henry Corner1977 *  role unclear
Item 6 of 8Graham Mercer1979 * Architect 
Item 7 of 8Fraser Bowman1979 Architect 
Item 8 of 8Robert Smith HoggBefore 1979After 1984Architect 

* earliest date known from documented sources.


Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 45 2 tower blocks, Whitfield Housing Scheme  DundeeScotlandWith George Bowie as Chief Architect
Item 2 of 45 337 Houses, Peat RdGreenock RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 3 of 45 977 dwellings, Whitfield Housing Scheme (Industrialised Phase II)  DundeeScotlandWith George Bowie as Chief Architect
Item 4 of 45 Dunsyre House, Wester Hailes  Edinburgh Designed and built by Crudens
Item 5 of 45(?)Glencairn Street/ Macdonald Street RedevelopmentMotherwell LanarkshireScotland 
Item 6 of 45 Six tower blocks, Ardler Housing Scheme  DundeeScotlandWith George Bowie as Chief Architect
Item 7 of 45 Two tower blocks, Foggyley Housing (second development)Lochee DundeeScotland 
Item 8 of 451959Gracemount Housing Estate  EdinburghScotlandIn association with the City Architect's Department
Item 9 of 451960Five tower blocks, Gowrie Court, Hillside Court, Glamis Court, Ninewells Court and Balgay Court Ninewells DundeeScotlandWith George Bowie as chief architect
Item 10 of 451960Two tower blocks, Burnside Court and Ancrum Court, Whorterbank CDA (first development)  DundeeScotlandArchitect and contractor. With Bowie as chief architect.
Item 11 of 451961Scheme to replace prefabsGreendykes, Niddrie Edinburgh, MidlothianScotland 
Item 12 of 451962Lansdowne Housing Scheme (phase 2)  DundeeScotland 
Item 13 of 451962Pitalpin Court and Lansdowne Court tower blocksLochee DundeeScotlandWith George Bowie as chief architect
Item 14 of 4519635 tower blocks, Menzieshill Housing Scheme (9th developement)  DundeeScotlandArchitect and contractor
Item 15 of 451963Cranhill Housing Scheme ExtensionCranhill GlasgowScotlandWith Bowie as in-house architect. Designed and built as package deal with in-situ structural concrete work by Truscon.
Item 16 of 451963Sighthill Housing  GlasgowScotland 
Item 17 of 451964Flats, Launderette, and Garages, Greenhill RoadPaisley RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 18 of 455 June 1964Housing, Clydebank (Phase I)Clydebank West DunbartonshireScotlandAwarded contract for development
Item 19 of 4528 August 1964Ninewells Hospital and Medical School  DundeeScotlandWork has begun on £10.5m, 700-bed teaching hospital and medical school
Item 20 of 45196515-storey Blocks of Flats for Burgh Council, Callendar EstateFalkirk StirlingshireScotland 
Item 21 of 451965Lochies SchoolSauchie StirlingshireScotland 
Item 22 of 451965Merry Street DevelopmentMotherwell & Wishaw LanarkshireScotland 
Item 23 of 451966Housing Development, RhuRhu DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 24 of 451966Sighthill Temporary Housing Area IIIWester Hailes    
Item 25 of 456 May 1966Shopping Centre, ClydebankClydebank DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 26 of 456 May 1966Whitecrook Sports Pavilion, Changing FacilitiesClydebank DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 27 of 4515 July 1966600 Houses for Burgh CouncilDumbarton DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 28 of 4515 October 1966Assembley Shop, Torpedo Factory, AlexandriaAlexandria DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 29 of 4528 October 1966Housing Redevelopment Scheme, SighthillSighthill EdinburghScotland 
Item 30 of 4519671,470 dwellings, Whitfield Housing Scheme (Industrialised Phase I)  DundeeScotlandWith George Bowie as Chief Architect
Item 31 of 451967168 flats, Whitfield Housing Scheme  DundeeScotlandWith George Bowie as Chief Architect
Item 32 of 451967Multi-storey block of dwellings, Duke StreetHamilton LanarkshireScotland 
Item 33 of 451967Seventy-seven SSHA housesDumbarton DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 34 of 451967Tower blocks, Broomloan Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 35 of 451968Claremont Primary SchoolAlloa ClackmannanshireScotlandDesigned and built by Crudens
Item 36 of 451968Cobbinshaw House, Wester Hailes  Edinburgh Designed and built by Crudens
Item 37 of 451968Commonwealth Games Sports Stadium  EdinburghScotland 
Item 38 of 451968Medwin House, Wester Hailes  Edinburgh Designed and built by Crudens
Item 39 of 4516 February 1968Housing, Sewers and Roads, Easter PitcorthieDunfermline FifeScotland45 houses, sewers and roads
Item 40 of 451969Westburn GardensWester Hailes    
Item 41 of 451970Laurieston-Gorbals Core Development Area  GlasgowScotland 
Item 42 of 451970Meadowbank Sports Centre  EdinburghScotland 
Item 43 of 451970Wester Hailes Park & DriveWester Hailes EdinburghScotland 
Item 44 of 451985Easterhouse Unit 7Rogerfield, Easterhouse GlasgowScotlandRehabilitation of 2-10 Lochdochart Road, providing 30 houses comprising three apartment/two bedroom accommodation at a cost of £450,000.
Item 45 of 45Before 1962Napier Technical College  EdinburghScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 5Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture   
Item 2 of 5Glendinning, Miles1997Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75  Tuckwell Press Ltdp23 Ardler Estate
p42, p64 Wester Hailes, Contract 5
p55 Sighthill, Glasgow
Item 3 of 5Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan1994Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Yale University Press: New Haven and Londonp75 Parkhead Street, Motherwell
p230 Cranhill Extension: Photograph of model and text
p230; p231 Sighthill, Glasgow: Photograph
p241 Ardler
p242, p243 Whitfield
p316 image of Wester Hailes Contract 5
p381, Gazetteer 2
p202, p367: Gracemount
p208, p368 Broomloan Road
Item 4 of 5RCAHMS1992Dundee on Record RCAHMSWhitfield Housing Scheme - View from north west during construction showing hexagonal plan of site (1971) p62
Perspective of proposed blocks (1967) p62
Phase 1 - demolition of the deck block in progress (1990) p62
Item 5 of 5Willis, Peter1977New architecture in Scotland  p92-5 Ninewells Hospital

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 8Builder24 April 1953  p637 - illustrated feature on Cruden's 'Scotia' house
Item 2 of 8Builder5 June 1964  p1212
Item 3 of 8Builder16 October 1964  p857
Item 4 of 8Building13 October 1967  p215
Item 5 of 8Building16 February 1968  p242
Item 6 of 8InterbuildApril 1963  p11 Sighthill, Glasgow
Item 7 of 8Official Architecture and PlanningFebruary 1963  p116-7 Cranhill Extension
Item 8 of 8Surveyor23 March 1963  p337-8 Sighthill, Glasgow

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1North Lanarkshire County Archive, CumbernauldMotherwell Dean of Guild Records Architectural plans for Merry Street Development dated 1965, approval by Dean of Guild Court of the Burgh of Motherwell & Wishaw stamped 1964.