Basic Site Details Name: | Dunbartonshire County Council Offices | Town, district or village: | Dumbarton | City or county: | Dunbartonshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £807,000.
See separate entry for previous County Council Offices. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | County buildings | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Route A82 at Crosslet, Dumbarton | | site bounded by Stirling Road |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1960 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | | | 1960 | 1965 | Build/construction | | | 12 February 1960 | | Proposed | two-stage competition open to architects practising or resident in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with six competitors moving on to the second stage, when £400 will be awarded; overall winner to receive £1500; conditions avail. from County Clerk with £2 2s deposit; entrance deadline 30 July next; assessors will be: Prof. F. R. Wylie, FRIBA, Glasgow, Prof. J. H. Napper, FRIBA, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, James Mottram, ARIBA, Edinburgh, Pres. RIAS per Builder p317 | | 26 February 1960 | | Proposed | design programme is County Hall suite and 66,320 sq. ft. of administrative offices, top floor dining facilities, basement storage and parking for 250 cars and limited residential space; ability for 50% future expansion needs to be provided; submission deadline for first stage designs revised to 16 July next, rather than 30 July next; second stage deadline 29 Oct 1960 per Builder p403 | | 6 December 1960 | 12 December 1960 | Design exhibited | winning scheme (A6) - by J Armstrong Lane, DipArch (Leics), ARIBA, Duncan S Bremner, ARIBA and J Alan Bristow, DipArch (Kingston), ARIBA, 47 Princes Street, Leamington Spa - was announced on 6 Dec; the winning scheme and the 6 out of 50 finalist schemes admitted to the final stage of the competition are on display at Lesser Burgh Hall, Dumbarton from 6-12 Dec per Builder 9 Dec 1960 p1066 |
PeopleDesign and Construction
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Dumbarton Central Area Development | For details of the competition see under Dunbartonshire County Council Offices.
est. cost £400,000
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p411 | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p577 | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 12 February 1960 | | | 'Competition News: Dunbarton CC Council Offices' p317 | | Builder | 26 February 1960 | | | 'Competition News: Dunbartonshire County Offices, Dumbarton Central Development / Dunbarton CC Council Offices' p403 | | Builder | 26 February 1960 | | | 'Competitions Open' p403 | | Builder | 29 April 1960 | | | 'Competition News: Competitions Open' p830 | | Builder | 5 August 1960 | | | 'Competitions Open: Dunbartonshire [sic] Council Offices | | Builder | 9 December 1960 | | | 'Competition Result - Council Offices, Dumbarton, for Dunbarton County Council' pp1066-1071 - winning design site plan, floor plans and sections pp1066-1067, elevation and section p1068; site plans of designs admitted to final stage on pp1069-1071 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | | Information sent by Dennis J R Garnett to the Dictionary, October 2011 | | |
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