Basic Site Details

Name: Muirhouse Development
Town, district or village: Motherwell
City or county: Lanarkshire
Country: Scotland
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Status:  
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Notes: Mixed development of 1,344 dwellings in 2-storey cottages, 3 and 5-storey flats and maisonettes and seven 18-storey point blocks; six shops and 307 lock-up garages. The seven point blocks were named Grange, Netherwood, Merryton, Barons, Muirhouse, Dalziel and Shields [Dickson, James, 1970].

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Grange, Netherwood, Merryton, Barons, Muirhouse, Dalziel, Shields These are the names of the seven tower blocks in the scheme.
Item 2 of 2Shields Road Development  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Housing scheme  
Item 2 of 2Tower block  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 61960s Won award or awardsAn award was given to the architect for the design of the shopping centre in this area.
Item 2 of 619621966Build/construction 
Item 3 of 61963 Plans datedShields Road Development plan
Item 4 of 61964 Plans dated18 storey flats plans
Item 5 of 615 May 1964 Plans approved18 storey flats plans approved and passed by Dean of Guild Court.
Item 6 of 62 June 1964 Plans approvedShields Road Development plan approved and passed by Dean of Guild Court.

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 3George Wimpey Ltd, Scottish Division, Architects Department AEarly 1960s1966Also acted as contractor.
Item 2 of 3Motherwell Burgh Council BEarly 1960s1966With Hill as Architect and Town Planning Officer.
Item 3 of 3Thomas Coulthurst Hill BEarly 1960s As Architect and Town Planning Officer for the Burgh of Motherwell & Wishaw.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan1994Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Yale University Press: New Haven and Londonp236; p237 Photograph taken 1989
Item 2 of 2James Dickson1970Living High, a Study of Living in Multi-storey Flats Motherwell and Wishaw Town Councilp6-7,13

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1North Lanarkshire County Archive, CumbernauldMotherwell Dean of Guild Records Architectural plans for Shields Road Development and 18 storey tower blocks dated 1963 and 1964. Approval by Dean of Guild Court of the Burgh of Motherwell & Wishaw stamped 1964.