Basic Site Details
| Name: | Tweedbank housing |
| Town, district or village: | Galashiels |
| City or county: | Selkirkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 293 houses built in three phases |
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 | |
| 1972 | 1976 | Build/construction | Phase 1 |
| 1976 | Won award or awards | Saltire award for phase 1A | |
| 1977 | Won award or awards | Saltire Commendation for phase 1B housing. | |
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 | |
| Alexander Cran | A | 1972 | 1976 | ||
| Harold Ernest Buteux | A | 1972 | 1976 | As Chief Technical Officer | |
| James Jack | A | 1972 | 1976 | As architect with the SSHA | |
| Scottish Special Housing Association (SSHA) | A | 1972 | 1976 | With Harold Buteux as Chief Technical Officer | |
| Stephen Whitehead | A | 1972 | 1976 | As architect with the SSHA | |
| David Curle Price | B | 1972 | 1976 | As architect with the SSHA | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p594 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of David Price | Information sent to Dictionary of Scottish Architects | Sent February 2016 | |