Basic Site Details

Name: Douglas and Angus Housing Scheme
City or county: Dundee, Angus
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Housing scheme  
Item 2 of 2Housing  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 3Angus Road  
Item 2 of 3Arbroath Road  
Item 3 of 3Douglas Road  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 312 September 1958 Scheme accepted'Contract awarded by Dundee Housing Committee to Atholl Houses, Ltd., for 134 new houses' per Builder p465
Item 2 of 316 January 1959 Scheme accepted'the contract for 156 houses in the Douglas and Angus scheme was not an open tender contract...only the Corporation's Direct Labour Department was asked to submit'; 'The Dundee Ratepayers and Electors Association has asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to insist [on] open tenders...for all building contracts' per Builder p165
Item 3 of 31960 Completion'of 900 houses...first houses may be ready in spring, 1960...the rest...may be completed by the end...of 1960.' per Builder p978

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
 Building NameNotes
Item 1 of 2School at Douglas and Angus Housing Scheme 
Item 2 of 2Shops with Houses over them, lock-ups (various sites in housing scheme) 

Parent Structure and Site

This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details):
 Building nameNotes
Item 1 of 1Dundee Development Plan 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Builder12 September 1958  p465
Item 2 of 3Builder16 January 1959  'Competition Tenders Urged' p165
Item 3 of 3Builder29 May 1959  'Dundee Housing Schemes' p978; 900 houses on 42-acre site to be completed in 1960