Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Housing

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	November 1946 *		Plans prepared, construction not yet begun	Competition won by D Straiton Davis, ARIBA.
	February 1951		Plans prepared, construction not yet begun	Plans in hand for a housing scheme estimated to cost £1,643,000 at the Inch on the multi-storey block principle
	18 January 1952 *		Scheme accepted	Corporation granted warrant by Dean of Guild Court for excavations and foundations of a further 220 houses, costing £359,000
	1953		Won award or awards	Saltire Award

* 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
	David Isaac Stratton Davis			1946 *	1951	Won competition for housing development at the Inch, Liberton and built scheme.
	Charles William Yates		A	1946	1951	Unclear if he was involved
	Stratton Davis & Yates		A	1946	1951	Won competition for housing development at the Inch, Liberton and built scheme.

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Edinburgh Corporation

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M	1984	Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)		Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd	p587
	Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan	1994	Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland		Yale University Press: New Haven and London	p380 Gazetteer 2

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	15 November 1946			p508-10
	Builder	26 May 1946			p499
	Builder	2 February 1951			p186
	Builder	18 January 1952			p137
	Builder	20 June 1952			pp913-919
	Municipal Journal	24 September 1954			p2276-8

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		David Isaac Stratton Yates: A no7698, F no5123 (Combined Box 58)