Basic Site Details
| Name: | Housing in old Buckhaven (180 houses) |
| Town, district or village: | Buckhaven |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Won Civic Trust Award and Saltire commendation. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Shore Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1958 | 1971 | Plans dated | |
| Early 1960s | 1973 | Build/construction | Phase 1: c1958-61 Phase 2: c1965-67 Phase 3: c1969-71 |
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 | |
| Frank Sproson | A | 1964 | 1973 | ||
| Donald McInnes | A | 1965 | 1973 | ||
| Andrew Glen Weir | 1967 | 1967 | 1973 | ||
| (Sir) Harry Anthony Wheeler (or simply Sir Anthony Wheeler) | A | Early 1960s | 1973 | ||
| Wheeler & Sproson | A | Early 1960s | 1973 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p141 | |
| Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | p107 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p14 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| NMRS | Wheeler & Sproson Collection | WHS 55/10-17 (photos); WHS 5/1-31 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | (Harry) Anthony Wheeler: F no5841 (combined box 103) | |