Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Housing
	Housing scheme

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Fala Court
	Garvald Court
	Gracemount Drive (off)
	Soutra Court

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
		1962	Build/construction
	4 April 1958		Scheme accepted	'Dean of Guild Court granted warrant for erection of 110 houses in five-storey blocks at Gracemount. Est. cost £130,000.' per Builder p654
	3 April 1959		Scheme accepted	Planning Committee approved 'three 14-storey blocks [with] 26 two-apt. and 54 three-apt. houses [each]' proposed by Edinburgh Corporation per Builder p664
	29 May 1959		Build/construction	'19? (text cut off) traditional houses, all trades or consortium. First applications to City A.' per Builder p978
	29 May 1959		Scheme accepted	contract for erection of 3 multi-storey blocks containing 80 houses awarded to Crudens, Ltd. (see also 3 April 1959 entry, above) per Builder p978
	6 November 1959		Scheme accepted	tender of £581,650 for erection of three 14-storey blocks (78 two-apt and 168 three-apt houses) by Crudens, Ltd., Musselburgh was approved per Builder p600
	22 December 1961		Opened	first cellular structure lightweight material (Siporex) houses in two types: a single-floor flat and two-storey block opened for inspection by other local authorities per Builder p1205

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
	Crudens Ltd		B	1959	1962	In association with the City Architect's Department
	Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation)			29 May 1959		City A accepting tender applications per Builder p978; CHECK role
	Alison & Hutchison & Partners			22 December 1961		responsible for Siporex houses per Builder p1205

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M	1984	Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)		Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd	p493
	Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan	1994	Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland		Yale University Press: New Haven and London	p202, p367

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	4 April 1958			p654
	Builder	3 April 1959			p664
	Builder	29 May 1959			p978
	Builder	29 May 1959			p978
	Builder	6 November 1959			'Large Tenders Approved' p600
	Builder	22 December 1961			p1205