Basic Site Details
| Name: | Petersburn development |
| Town, district or village: | Airdrie |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Housing cost £3M. Shops and offices cost £550,000 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Iona, Mull, Luing, Islay | Names of separate blocks/areas of housing planned | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Housing scheme | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1966 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | ||
| 1967 | 1972 | Build/construction | Large area of Local Authority housing built |
| 1970 | Build/construction | Shops and offices | |
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 | |
| Albert Edward Thurman Matthews | A | 1966 | Master and zoning plans | ||
| Albert Heasman | A | 1966 | Master and zoning plans | ||
| Brian Geoffrey Falk | A | 1966 | Master and zoning plans | ||
| Charles Tocher Donaldson | A | 1966 | Master and zoning plans | ||
| Covell Matthews & Partners | A | 1966 | Master and zoning plans | ||
| Ralph George Covington Covell | A | 1966 | Master and zoning plans | ||
| Albert Edward Thurman Matthews | B | 1967 | 1972 | Large area of Local Authority housing built. Shops and offices built 1970. | |
| Albert Heasman | B | 1967 | 1972 | Large area of Local Authority housing built. Shops and offices built 1970. | |
| Barry Wilson Pendergast | B | 1967 | 1972 | Large area of Local Authority housing built. Shops and offices built 1970. | |
| Brian Geoffrey Falk | B | 1967 | 1972 | Large area of Local Authority housing built. Shops and offices built 1970. | |
| Charles Tocher Donaldson | B | 1967 | 1972 | Large area of Local Authority housing built. Shops and offices built 1970. | |
| Covell Matthews & Partners | B | 1967 | 1972 | Large area of Local Authority housing built. Shops and offices built 1970. | |
| Derek John Carter | B | 1967 | 1972 | Large area of Local Authority housing built. Shops and offices built 1970. | |
| John Robert Glamis Wheatley | B | 1967 | 1972 | Large area of Local Authority housing built. Shops and offices built 1970. | |
| Ralph George Covington Covell | B | 1967 | 1972 | As consultant - large area of Local Authority housing built. Shops and offices 1970. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Burgh of Airdrie | Client for housing |
| Metropolitan Property Development | Client for shops and offices |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob, Gifford, John & Walker, Frank Arneil | 2016 | The Buildings of Scotland: Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p.114 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||