Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	21 May 1954 *		Plans prepared, construction not yet begun	Plans prepared and approved for 48 houses

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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 Meldrum			1954 *		Plans prepared and approved for 48 houses

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Kirkcaldy Corporation

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	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	Design of an advanced type of council flat, including a novel type of underfloor heating (1955) p15 p19 p381, Gazetteer 2

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Architect and Building News	21 July 1955			p97
	Builder	21 May 1954			p918
	Builder	9 September 1955			p432-5
	Concrete Quarterly	September 1958	38		7/9/1958 p23-4