Basic Site Details
| Name: | Menzieshill Housing Scheme |
| Town, district or village: | Menzieshill |
| City or county: | Dundee, Angus |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 201-acre site; Dundee's largest to date - 3,459 homes total |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
| Housing scheme | ||
| Flats | 15-storey flats | |
| School | 1 secondary school, 4 junior schools | |
| Church | 3 churches | |
| Shopping centre | central pedestrian shopping area | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 'site...overlooks the Tay estuary, extends westward from the private development at Elmwood-road and Charleston-drive to the city boundary' | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 11 September 1959 | Proposed | scheme includes: 15-storey flats, 1 secondary school, 4 junior schools, 7 nursery schools, 3 churches, 1 shopping area (in centre) per Builder p226 | |
| 11 September 1959 | Proposed | requires Scottish Secretary approval per Builder p226 | |
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 | |
| Robert Dron | 24 August 1959 | presented plans to housing committee as City A per Builder 11 Sept 1959 p226 | |||
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 Name | Notes | |
| 121 flats, Menzieshill Housing Scheme (7th development) | |
| 5 tower blocks, Menzieshill Housing Scheme (9th developement) | |
| 60 flats, Menzieshill Housing Scheme (1st development) | |
| 77 flats, Menzieshill Housing Scheme (5th development) | |
| 99 flats, Menzieshill Housing Scheme (6th development) | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p25 image of warm-air drying cupboard in Hillside Court, 1964 p25, p56 Photograph of Menzieshill in 1964, p64 Photograph 1965 | |
| 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 | View of a communal laundry (1963) p67 | |
| RCAHMS | 1992 | Dundee on Record | RCAHMS | Menzieshill under construction - view from west taken from roof of Gowrie Court (1964) p59 View of new bus shelter at 351 Charleston Drive (1965) p59 Hillside Court - view of laundry (1964) p60 View of Menzieshill Water Tower (1989) p60 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 11 September 1959 | 'Dundee Housing Scheme' p226 | ||