Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ashgrove Court housing |
| Town, district or village: | Ashgrove |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Aberdeen's first block of multi-storey flats; 12-storeys - a basement, 10 floors of flats (40 flats: 20 with a double and single bedroom; 18 with two double bedrooms, and 2 with one double bedroom), storey for water tanks, ventilation equip., etc. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Ashgrove VIII | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Flats | ||
| Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Gillespie Crescent | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 22 May 1959 | Proposed | Corporation invites tenders, all trades, for 40 flats per Builder p941 | |
| 14 August 1959 | Scheme accepted | 'plans approved for multi-storey flats in the Mastrick, Gallowgate and Ashgrove areas...est. cost £722,000' per Builder p39 | |
| 24 August 1959 | 28 March 1961 | Build/construction | Dept. of Health for Scotland approved £94,000 tender of Alexander Hall & Son, Builders; work to begin this month, flats to be ready for occupation in 12-18 months per Builder 28 Aug 1959 p124 |
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 | |
| Alexander Hall & Son (Builder) Ltd | 1959 | ||||
| George McIntosh Keith | A | 1959 | As City Architect | ||
| Aberdeen City Architect's Department (later City of Aberdeen District Council Architects Division) | A | 8 June 1959 | deadline for submission of tender applications to City A per Builder 22 May 1959 p941; CHECK role | ||
| Aberdeen City Architect's Department (later City of Aberdeen District Council Architects Division) | A | 8 June 1959 | tender applications to City A by June 8 per Builder 29 May 1959 p978 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | p550 | ||
| 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 | p240 p367 Gazetteer 1 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Evening Express | 24 March 1986 | 'The High Life' | ||
| Builder | 22 May 1959 | p941 | ||
| Builder | 29 May 1959 | p978 | ||
| Builder | 14 August 1959 | p39 | ||
| Builder | 28 August 1959 | 'Multi-Storey Flats for Aberdeen' p124 | ||