Basic Site Details Name: | Village 7, Village 8 and Village 9, housing and expansion of village | Town, district or village: | Cumbernauld | City or county: | Lanarkshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost of Village 7 (243 houses and flats): £747,000. Cost of Villages 8 & 9 (151 houses and flats): £500,000.
Saltire Housing Award, 1969 (or was this for the village redevelopment? - see separate entry).
RIBA directory 1975 gives 430 dwellings and 3 shops. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Housing | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1967 | 1969 | Build/construction | | | January 1967 | | Build/construction | Tenders accepted for site preparation (R & J McLeod Ltd, Glasgow). In excess of £130,000. | | 1969 | | Won award or awards | Saltire Housing Award |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Cumbernauld Development Corporation | |
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 | | Cumbernauld Village Redevelopment | Phase I of restoration and rebuild of village included parts of Main St, Roadside and The Wynd.
Estimated cost: £70,000.
Saltire Housing Award, 1969 (or this may more probably have been for the new developments - see separate entry for Village 7, Village 8 and Village 9). |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p562 | | RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building | 6 January 1967 | | | p122 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Philip Cocker | Information sent via DSA website, November 2009 | | |
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