Basic Site Details
| Name: | Derby Street Housing (second development) |
| City or county: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Cost £1.5 Million. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Tower block | Two 23-storey tower blocks containing 374 flats | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Derby Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1961 | Proposed | Two 22-storey, 240 ft blocks of 176 three-apartment flats proposed for .5 acre site at approx cost of £1.25m per Builder p512 | |
| 19 June 1967 | Plans dated | ||
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 | |
| Allan Fraser Bell | A | 1966 | 1968 | ||
| Gordon McQuattie Farquharson | A | 1966 | 1968 | ||
| James Parr & Partners | A | 1966 | 1968 | ||
| James Reginald Parr | A | 1966 | 1968 | ||
| Joseph Frank Wynne | A | 1966 | 1968 | ||
| Mitchell Construction Co. (Scotland) Ltd | 1967 | 1968 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Tay Valley Housing Association | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Derby Street CDA | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| 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 | p241 Derby Street p367 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Dundee Dean of Guild | 1967/552 (19/6/67) | ||