Basic Site Details

Name: Flats, Cardross Road
Town, district or village: Dumbarton
City or county: West Dunbartonshire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Cardross RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 16 March 1953 * CompletionPrototype three-storey block of three- and four-apartment flats recently completed (after a four month build) - per Builder (6 March 1953, p380 - illustrated article)

* 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1Archibald Douglas Holmes  6 March 1953 * Completion of 'prototype' flats

* earliest date known from documented sources.


References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan1994Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Yale University Press: New Haven and Londonp380 Gazetteer 2

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder6 March 1953  p380