Basic Site Details

Name: Dysart redevelopment (including 162 houses)
Town, district or village: Dysart
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Street addresses noted below are the area boundaries. Other streets within this have been redeveloped.

Phase II, built 1963-5 by contractors R.Pert & Sons

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Housing  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 6Hill Street  
Item 2 of 6Howard Place  
Item 3 of 6Nether Street  
Item 4 of 6Rectory Lane  
Item 5 of 6School Brae  
Item 6 of 6The Walk  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 719571962Plans datedPhase I
Item 2 of 719581971Build/construction 
Item 3 of 719581961Plans datedPhase II
Item 4 of 719581963Build/constructionPhase I
Item 5 of 719631965Build/constructionPhase II
Item 6 of 730 October 1964 * Proposed153 one- and two-storey houses to replace prefabs on former Dysart Golf Course site
Item 7 of 719671968Plans datedPhase III

* earliest date known from documented sources.


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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 6(Sir) Harry Anthony Wheeler (or simply Sir Anthony Wheeler) A19581971 
Item 2 of 6Frank Sproson A19581971 
Item 3 of 6Wheeler & Sproson A19581971 
Item 4 of 6R Pert and Sons Limited C19631965Phase II
Item 5 of 6Donald McInnes A19651971 
Item 6 of 6Andrew Glen Weir A19671971 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p601
Item 2 of 6Glendinning, Miles1997Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75  Tuckwell Press Ltdp14, p110-115, p156
Item 3 of 6Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan1994Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Yale University Press: New Haven and Londonp381 Gazetteer 2
Item 4 of 6Miles Glendinning, Diane Watters, David Whitham Docomomo Scotland Leaflet  p228 Image
Item 5 of 6RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 6 of 6Willis, Peter1977New architecture in Scotland  p8

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Architects Journal14 February 1962  p338
Item 2 of 4Architectural ReviewApril 1967  p277-9
Item 3 of 4Builder30 October 1964  p950
Item 4 of 4Housing ReviewAugust 1967  7/8-1967 p107-10

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2NMRSWheeler & Sproson Collection WHS 16/1-20 (drawings); WHS 55/6-9 and D 27999(photos)
Item 2 of 2RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers (Harry) Anthony Wheeler: F no5841 (combined box 103)