Basic Site Details
| Name: | Houses at Contin |
| Town, district or village: | Contin |
| City or county: | Ross and Cromarty |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 8 March 1957 | Build/construction | 'in pursuance of policy to support the quarrying and stone mason industry as far as possible...30 stone houses have been completed and a further 6 houses are being built' (some power station buildings also being built from stone quarried within the Board's area) - per Builder p481 | |
| Early 1970s | Build/construction | North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Housing Society houses | |
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 | |
| George Annand | A | Late 1950s | Early 1960s | ||
| James Daniel Shearer | A | Late 1950s | Early 1960s | ||
| James Grant Shearer | A | Late 1950s | Early 1960s | ||
| Shearer & Annand | A | Late 1950s | Early 1960s | ||
| Marcus MacDonald Johnston | B | Early 1970s | North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Housing Society houses | ||
| Shearer & Annand | B | Early 1970s | North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Housing Society houses | ||
| William Gordon Withers | B | Early 1970s | North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Housing Society houses | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Ross and Cromarty County Council and Forestry Commission Joint Scheme | North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Housing Society. There may be two phases of work in which case 2nd phase is for North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Housing Society. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 8 March 1957 | p481 | ||