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Basic Site Details
Name
Dollan Swimming Baths
Town, District or Village
East Kilbride
Parish
City or County
Lanarkshire
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Granted A-listed status in 2002.
Cost £600,000
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Dollan Aqua Centre
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Swimming baths
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
Newlands Place
Cloverhill Park
Brouster Hill
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Proposed
1960/12/14
Proposed at meeting of Fifth Distric Council of Lanarkshire
Plans prepared, construction not yet begun
1961
swimming baths - including main pool, children\'s pool, seating accommodation for 750 spectators, slipper baths, turkish baths, club rooms, restaurant, sun terrace and car park - subject to approval of Secretary of State for Scotland per Builder p829
Build/construction
1964
1968
Scheme accepted
1964/05/29
Dean of Guild Court approve plans for swimming pool (presumably Dollan Baths?)
Opened
1968/05/27
Rehabilitation
199M
Refurbishment, internal remodelling, and conservatory extension
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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.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Alexander Buchanan Campbell
A
Architect
1964
1968
T Harley Haddow & Partners
B
Engineering practice
1964
1968
Consulting engineers
Thomas Harley Haddow
B
Engineer
1964
1968
Ove Arup & Partners
D
Engineering practice
199M
Structural and services engineer
Faulkner Browns
C
Architectural practice
199MID
Refurbishment, internal remodelling, and conservatory extension
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
East Kilbride Development Corporation
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A
1996
A History of Scottish Architecture
p559
Glendinning, Miles
1997
Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75
Tuckwell Press Ltd
p17, p173
Gordon, Ian and Inglis, Simon
2009
Great Lengths: the Historic Indoor Swimming Pools of Great Britain
English Heritage
p246-249
R Smith
1979
East Kilbride: the biography of a Scottish new town, 1947-1973
Department of the Environment Building Research Establishment
p141
RIBA
1970
RIBA Directory 1970
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Building
1968/06/14
pp109-111
Builder
1961/28/4
p829
Building Renewal
1995/6/9
Builder
1964/05/29
p1156 - (refers to plans for EK's swimming pool)
Builder
1964/08/28
p454
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
NMRS
A Buchanan Campbell Collection
BUC
BUC 1960/3/1-103; BUC 1960/3/104/1; BUC 1960/5/56/4
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