Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Blackhall (one of the 1st post-war housing areas)		2 blocks of 15 storeys
	Foxbar in the south-west of the town		3 blocks of 15 storeys originally (2 more blocks 1960)
	George Street - Canal Street Development Area		1 block of 15 storeys

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	21 June 1957		Proposed	'plans to build multi-storey flats..tenders in September and a start is expected in early 1958. Burgh officials are to confer with the SSHA on the possibility of the Assn. building the flats.'; architectural design work of own staff in collaboration with consulting engineers - per Builder p1152
	5 July 1957		Scheme accepted	'plans approved by TC for six 15-storey blocks of flats' per Builder p44
	7 November 1957		Build/construction	tenders due to Burgh E, 14 Gilmour-st. by 7 November for 'erection of 15-storey flats...' per Builder 25 October 1957, p744
	6 December 1957		Proposed	'TC to erect six block of 15-storey flats each containing 56 houses, a total of 336 houses. Three blocks at Foxbar, two at Blackhall, and one at George Street.' per Builder p1024
	23 May 1958		Build/construction	'Secretary of State for Scotland approved tender of Blackburn (Dumbarton) Ltd., amounting to £808,390 for erection of multi-storey flats. First block to be built at George-st. and Canal-st., followed by three at Foxbar Estate and two at Blackhall.' per Builder p974
	16 October 1959		Build/construction	inspected by burgh engineer per Builder p459
	11 March 1960		Proposed	SSHA to built two more blocks of 15-storey flats at Foxbar per Builder p530

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
	Scottish Special Housing Association (SSHA)			11 March 1960		to erect 2 more blocks of flats at Foxbar per Builder p530

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Paisley Town Council

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	21 June 1957			p1152
	Builder	5 July 1957			p44
	Builder	25 October 1957			p744
	Builder	6 December 1957			p1024
	Builder	23 May 1958			p974
	Builder	16 October 1959			'More High Flats Urged' p459
	Builder	14 October 1960			'Flats at Paisley, Scotland for Paisley Burgh Corporation' p698 - captioned photo of completed block