Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Urban planning
	Housing scheme

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Arthur Street		identified as clearance area
	Salisbury Street		identified as clearance area

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	21 April 1961		Proposed	plan includes five 25-storey blocks (as opposed to 10-storey limit discussed with Planning Committee earlier) per Builder p780
	22 December 1961		Scheme accepted	housing committee has approved plan despite MoW objections related to privacy and skyline impacts per Builder p1205
	April 1962		Build/construction	estimated start date if Arthur Street and Salisbury Street areas cleared by Christmas 1961 per Builder p780

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			21 April 1961		new plan prepared by City Architect, A Steele per Builder p780

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	p72 Photographs of clearance areas

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	21 April 1961			p780
	Builder	22 December 1961			p1205