Basic Site Details
| Name: | Grangemouth Central Area redevelopment with shopping centre |
| Town, district or village: | Grangemouth |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | NB Philip Cocker Associates appear to have won a competition for the District Centre in Grangemouth but it is unclear if it relates to this work which was done later. Cost £3m |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Bo'ness Road | ||
| Kerse Road | ||
| La Porte precinct | ||
| Station Road | ||
| Union Road | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Urban planning | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 17 April 1964 * | Scheme accepted | Secretary of State approves redevelopment, involving closing Lumley St to traffic and reconstruction of shopping precinct - work will be staged over 20 years | |
| 1967 | 1968 | Build/construction | |
| 30 May 1972 | Opened | ||
* 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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) Harry Anthony Wheeler (or simply Sir Anthony Wheeler) | A | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Andrew Glen Weir | A | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Donald McInnes | A | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Frank Sproson | A | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Wheeler & Sproson | A | 1967 | 1968 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p532 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p601 | ||
| RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 17 April 1964 | p839 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| NMRS | Wheeler & Sproson Collection | WHS 34/2-10; 55/1-5; 56/1-5 (photos in album); WHS 34/1 (drawing); WHS 34/9 (booklet) | |