Basic Site Details | Name: | Housing, Erskine New Community | | Town, district or village: | Erskine | | City or county: | Renfrewshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | 26 houses in total - 5 four-person houses and 21 five person houses in four terraces. The first housing project in Britain designed and constructed to metric specifications. Plans were selected from the Common Plan Range on advice from County Architect, Alexander Farquhar and the Scottish Office of the National Building Association (NBA) | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Housing | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | February 1969 | | Scheme accepted | | | October 1969 | | Opened | by Lord Bourne of Atherstone, President of the National Building Association |
PeopleDesign 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 | | James Miller & Partners | | | 1969 | | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Renfrew County Council | in collaboration with the National Building Association |
ReferencesBibliographic 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 | pp35, 54, 60 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building | 31 October 1969 | | | p44/133 (James Millar [sic] & Partners) |
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