Basic Site Details
| Name: | Housing, Capelaw Court, Allermuir Court and Caerketton Court |
| Town, district or village: | Oxgangs |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Colinton Mains Park | On one side of park | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1961 | Build/construction | ||
| 17 April 2005 | Destruction/demolition | Capelaw Court | |
| 2006(?) | Destruction/demolition | Caerketton | |
| 2006(?) | Destruction/demolition | Allermuir | |
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 | |
| Alexander Steele | A | 1961 | As City Architect | ||
| Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation) | A | 1961 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p569 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Edinburgh Evening News | 15 December 2004 | 'Writing's on the wall for this 60s high-rise horror' p9 | ||
| Edinburgh Evening News | 12 April 2005 | 'Bound to be a blast' p7 | ||
| Herald, The | 21 April 2005 | The Herald & Post: 'From 15 stories to dust in 3 seconds' p17 | ||