Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Wimpey & Co Ltd | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | | Bio Notes: | | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Hammersmith Grove, W6, London, England | Business | 1960 | | This address given in caption entry regarding a tender for work on the British Hydrocarbon Chemicals plant in Grangemouth. (see Builder 16 Sept 1960 p551). It also appears on architectural plans for Shields Road Development, dated 1963 and 1964. |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Andrew Mason | January 1940 | August 1946 | Assistant | | | Adrian Antony Nicholas Carswell | Before 1979 | After 1984 | Architect | | | James Castel | Before 1979 | After 1984 | Architect | |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | | 474 dwellings, Braehead | | | Stirling | Scotland | per Building 2nd August 1968, p114 | | | Glenfuir Court and Greenbank Court | Falkirk | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | | | | Housing, Braehead, St Ninians | Stirling | | | Scotland | per Building 30th August 1968, p87 | | | Housing, Caol | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | per Builder 2nd August 1968, p112 | | | Housing, Drumfrochard | | | Greenock | | per Building 2nd August 1968, p112 | | | Housing, Mossedge | | | Renfrew | | | | | Multi-storey housing, Bannermill | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1946 | 500 cottages, Ashgill Road/Bernaray Street, Milton Housing Scheme | Milton | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1950 | Tummel Garry Hydro Electric Scheme, Clunie Dam | Loch Tummel | | Perthshire | Scotland | | | c. 1957 | 38 Wimpey houses in Calderwood Second Development | East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1959 | Shin Hydro Electric Scheme, Lairg Power Station and Dam | Invershin | | Sutherland | Scotland | As engineer and contractor | | 1960(?) | Leven Street Redevelopment | Motherwell and Wishaw | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 16 September 1960 | British Hydrocarbon Chemicals Plant at Grangemouth Airfield | Grangemouth | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | accepted tender | | 27 October 1961 | Road Works (reconstruction) | | | Edinburgh, Midlothian | Scotland | awarded £135,000 contract per Builder p803 | | 1962(?) | Coltness Area 15th Development | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Contractor for Section I of the development. | | 1962 | Fairfield Shipbuilding Company Offices | Govan | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1963 | Multi-storey housing, Great Hamilton Street Phase I | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1963 | Royal Naval Base | Faslane | | Renfrewshire/Dunbartonshire | Scotland | mess and recreation building, administrative offices and RN polaris school | | 1964 | St Leonard Reconstruction, Arthur Street | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Involved in design also | | 6 March 1964 | Council Housing, Raigmore | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | To build 300 of 322 houses | | 29 May 1964 | Wimpey Housing, Cornbank | Penicuik | | Midlothian | Scotland | Warrant granted for 248 houses | | 12 June 1964 | Wimpey Housing, Linwood | Linwood | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 12 June 1964 | Wimpey Housing, Low Waters | Hamilton | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1965(?) | Flemington Redevelopment | Motherwell and Wishaw | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1965 | Mid-rise housing, Espedair Street/Saucelhill Terrace | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1965 | Multi-storey and mid-rise housing, Great Hamilton Street Phase II | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1965 | Multi-storey Wimpey housing, Westwood 2 | Westwood, East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | c. 1965 | Multi-storey Wimpey housing, Murray 8 | Murray, East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | c. 1965 | Multi-storey Wimpey housing, Murray 9 | Murray, East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1966 | Multi-storey housing, Cornhill-Stockethill I | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Architect and contractor | | 1966 | Multi-storey Wimpey housing, Calderwood 15 | Calderwood, East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1966 | Multi-storey Wimpey housing, Calderwood 16 | Calderwood, East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 22 April 1966 | 20-Storey Block of Flats, Castlemilk | Castlemilk | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 12 August 1966 | Housing, 324 Dwellings for Burgh Council, East Millarston | East Millarston, Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 23 September 1966 | Wimpey Housing, 193 Dwellings, Hilton | | | Inverness, Inverness-shire | Scotland | Listed as George Wimpey Ltd | | 4 November 1966 | Wimpey Housing, Paisley Road & Ralston Ave | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1967 | Multi-storey and low-rise housing, Millarston East | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1967 | Multi-storey housing, Cornhill-Stockethill Section VII | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Architect and contractor | | 1967 | Multi-storey housing, High Calside | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1967 | Stores Building for Scottish Gas Board | Livingston | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1968 | Multi-storey housing, Gallowhill | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | February 1968 | 76 houses at Crummock House | Beith | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | April 1968 | Houses and Garages | Braehead | | Stirling | Scotland | 474 houses and garages and site work at £1.75m | | 1986 | Terraced housing, Finnart Street | Bridgeton | | Glasgow | Scotland | Listed as Wimpey Construction
| | 1991(?) | new build flats, St Leonards | | | Edinburgh | | | | 1992 | Reidvale Housing Association Phase III Housing | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1998 | Muirhouse Housing, Greendale Park | | | Edinburgh | | | | c. 199 | Deck-access blocks of flats, Balgrayhill, Springburn CDA Area B | Springburn | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations to blocks | | Early 1990s | The Gyle Centre | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RCAHMS | 1999 | Homebuilders: Mactaggart & Mickel and the Scottish housebuilding industry | | RCAHMS | p 153, 157, 166, 171, 183, 228, 240-4, 247-8, 250-3, 257, 259, 264-5, 268, 285-95 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 16 September 1960 | | | 'Tenders' p551 | | Builder | 6 March 1964 | | | p523 | | Builder | 29 May 1964 | | | p1156 | | Building | 17 November 1967 | | | p271 | | Building | 23 February 1968 | | | p165 | | Building | 2 August 1968 | | | p112, p114
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Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | North Lanarkshire County Archive, Cumbernauld | Motherwell Dean of Guild Records | | Architectural plans for Shields Road Development. |
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