Basic Site Details
| Name: | Multi-storey housing, Foxbar (1st stage) |
| Town, district or village: | Paisley |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Waverly Court, Montrose Court, Marmion Court | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Housing | Three 15-storey tower blocks containing 168 flats | |
| Tower block | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Montrose Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1958 | Scheme accepted | ||
| 1960 | Completion | ||
| 2004 | Destruction/demolition | Marmion Court and Montrose Court demolished | |
| c. 1996 | Destruction/demolition | Plan by Scottish Homes to demolish Waverly Court per Big Issue 1995 | |
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 | |
| Blackburn (Dumbarton), Ltd | 1958 | ||||
| John Alexander McGregor | A | 1958 | Responsible for design as Burgh Engineer (Paisley Burgh Engineer's Dept) | ||
| Paisley Burgh Engineer's Department | A | 1958 | With John Alexander McGregor as Burgh Engineer | ||
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 | p369 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Big Issue | November 1995 | No. 63 | p23 | |
| Paisley Daily Express | 13 December 2004 | p4-5 'Tower blocks demolished in £600,000 operation'. Includes photos of demolition. | ||