Basic Site Details Name: | Housing, Langlees | Town, district or village: | Bainsford, Falkirk | City or county: | Stirlingshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Housing | | | | Housing scheme | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Main Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | June 1950 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Plans in hand for fifty-two houses, cost £68,500 | | September 1951 | | Scheme accepted | Dean of Guild Court for fifty-six houses | | 12 December 1952 * | | Scheme accepted | Dean of Guild Court approve plans for erection, by town council, of 18 flatted houses; cost estimated at £27,800 | | 24 May 1957 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | 'plans in hand for 22 three-apt. and 44 four-apt. houses at Langlees Housing Scheme' per Builder p973 | | 14 June 1957 | | Scheme accepted | 'plans approved for 22 three-apartment and 44 four-apartment houses, also municipal building at Langlees housing scheme, est. cost ₤93,000' per Builder p1102 |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Falkirk Town Council Architect's/Engineer's Department | | | 1950 | After 1951 | As Falkirk Corporation | | Alexander John Macaskill Currell | | | 24 May 1957 | | address listed as Municipal Chambers, per Builder p973 |
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 | p488 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 30 June 1950 | | | p889 | | Builder | 14 September 1951 | | | p367 | | Builder | 12 December 1952 | | | p892 | | Builder | 24 May 1957 | | | p973 | | Builder | 14 June 1957 | | | p1102 |
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