Basic Biographical Details

Name: George Wimpey Ltd, Scottish Division, Architects Department
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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 3E V Collins1960s Architect 
Item 2 of 3Maurice Hickey19651971Senior Architect 
Item 3 of 3Donald Harper Ross1979 * Architect 

* 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 22c. 1955Housing, Swanston Avenue areaFairmilehead EdinburghScotland 
Item 2 of 221958Housing, Royston Redevelopment Area, Area ASpringburn GlasgowScotlandWith E V Collins as architect
Item 3 of 221958Multi-storey housing, Pomarium Street  Perth, PerthshireScotlandWith E V Collins as architect
Item 4 of 221961Potterhill FlatsPerth PerthshireScotland 
Item 5 of 221962Lincoln Avenue housingScotstoun GlasgowScotland 
Item 6 of 221962Multi-storey flats, KnightswoodKnightswood (Housing Scheme) GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 221962Six 20-storey tower blocks of housing, Scotstoun House siteScotstoun Hill GlasgowScotland 
Item 8 of 221963Five point blocks of high rise housing, Ardencraig RoadCastelmilk GlasgowScotland 
Item 9 of 221964Battlefield Court anbd Langsde CourtKing's Park GlasgowScotland 
Item 10 of 221964Blawarthill Multi-Storey Flats  Glasgow  
Item 11 of 221964Ravens CraigKirkcaldy FifeScotland 
Item 12 of 221966150 Houses & Garages, PenicuikPenicuik MidlothianScotlandProposed scheme
Item 13 of 221966Multi-storey housing, Queensland DriveMosspark Glasgow  
Item 14 of 2215 July 1966160 Houses, The HillocksBucksburn AberdeenScotlandListed as G. Wimpey Ltd
Item 15 of 221967Multi-storey Housing, Ruby Street, Bridgeton-Dalmarnock CDADalmarnock GlasgowScotland 
Item 16 of 221967Parkhead CDA Area A  GlasgowScotland 
Item 17 of 221967Townhead CDA housingTownhead GlasgowScotland 
Item 18 of 221967Wimpey homes, Daizell FarmMotherwell & Wishaw LanarkshireScotland 
Item 19 of 221968Raeburn Heights, South ParksGlenrothes FifeScotland 
Item 20 of 221969Two 20-storey towers, Charles Street, Royston Redevelopment Area, Area C  GlasgowScotland 
Item 21 of 22Early 1960sMuirhouse DevelopmentMotherwell LanarkshireScotlandAlso acted as contractor.
Item 22 of 221972Birkbeck Court student housing  GlasgowScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p602
Item 2 of 2Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan1994Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Yale University Press: New Haven and Londonp223 Perspective of Scotstoun House Development by Frank Weemys
p224 Royston Area A
p228 Lincoln Avenue
p19, p224, p228, p229 Photographs, p232, p368, p224: Royston Area A
p236 Muirhouse, Motherwell; p237 Photograph taken 1989
p237 Photograph includes Flemington Area Redevelopment
p246 Kirkton Avenue

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Building25 March 1966  p.167
Item 2 of 2Building3 February 1967  p172