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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Westquarter model village |
| Town, district or village: | Falkirk |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Saltire Society commendation |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
 | 1936 | Competition held | ||
| 1938 | Design exhibited | ||
| 1939 | Design exhibited | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John Alexander William Grant | Architect, Architectural practice | 1936 | Won competition to secure job for model village with housing scheme | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Leask, David | 1986 | Westquarter: the story of an estate: from family estate to 'model village' | Falkirk | ||
| McKean, Charles | 1987 | The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction | Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press | p144 | |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1937 | 778 | |||
| RSA | 1938 | 659 | |||
| RSA | 1939 | 580 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIAS Quarterly | 1938 | Autumn/Winter | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | pp32-33 |