Basic Site Details | Name: | Cottages for workmen at the Brown & Polson Factory | | Town, district or village: | Paisley | | City or county: | Renfrewshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | B listed | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Messrs. Brown & Polson have started a small scheme for the accommodation of the employees in their Paisley works. Six blocks of four houses each have been erected on a site about a mile from the town, and another six blocks are now being built. Forty-eight families are being provided for. Previously these were living under the prevailing Scottish conditions of " a room and a kitchen," and the new homes provide two rooms, with kitchen, scullery, etc., so that the sexes may be decently provided for. The houses are well designed and have tasteful elevations. The rent charged is £12 and £12 - 10s. a year, including rates, but this is not an economic return, producing about 2.5 per cent, only on the outlay. [Ewart G Culpin: The Garden City Movement Up-to-Date 1913 Page 26]
| Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Falside Estate | | |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cottage | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 55-101 and 70-106, Falside Road | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1911 | 1913 | | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | Thomas Graham Abercrombie | | | 1911 | 1913 | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Brown & Polson | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Culpin, Ewart G | 1913 | The Garden City Movement Up-to-Date | | Town Planning Association | p26 | | Rosenburg, Lou | 2016 | Scotland's Homes fit for Heroes: Garden City Influences on the Development of Scottish Working Class Housing, 1900-1939 | | Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies: The Word Bank | pp136-137 | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p34 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 39137 | | | Renfrewshire Council | Paisley Dean of Guild Records | | Dean of Guild plans, N side 1911/53, S side 1913/21 (not found Paisley Central Library 1986). |
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