Basic Site Details

Name: Kersiebank Avenue Housing and Shopping Centre, Grangemouth
Town, district or village: Grangemouth
City or county: Stirlingshire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Housing  
Item 2 of 2Shopping centre  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Kersiebank Avenue  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 713 November 1959 Proposedcompetition announced for design of a shopping centre with housing adjacent; premiums of £1,500, £750 and £500 offered; conditions available from Town Clerk on deposit of £2 2s; designs due in to him by 17 Feb per Builder p609
Item 2 of 78 January 1960  received 180 applications for shopping centre competition per Builder p82
Item 3 of 717 February 1960 Competition designs submitted 
Item 4 of 726 February 19603 March 1969Design exhibiteddesign competition entries exhibited at Grangemouth Town Hall
Item 5 of 726 February 1960 Competition designs submitteda total of 51 designs submitted per Builder p408
Item 6 of 71963 Won award or awardsSaltire Housing Award
Item 7 of 71965 Won award or awardsCivic Trust Award

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 10George Grenfell-Baines (Professor Sir)  13 November 1959 appointed assessor of design competition per Builder p609
Item 2 of 10Philip Cocker & Associates A19601962Design No. 2 awarded 1st prize
Item 3 of 10Basil Zaleg Gillinson B1960 received joint 2nd prize for design no. 42 per Builder p408
Item 4 of 10Clifford Harry Barnett B1960 received joint 2nd prize for design no. 42 per Builder p408
Item 5 of 10Robert Allen B1960 received joint 2nd prize for design no. 42 per Builder p408
Item 6 of 10Frank Dolezal, Carl Hunter and Thomas Reilly  26 February 1960 received joint 2nd prize - design no. 43 per Builder p406
Item 7 of 10R Gorbing, E J Askew and T D Carter  26 February 1960 received joint 2nd prize - design no. 13 per Builder p406
Item 8 of 10Philip Stanley Cocker A26 February 1960 his Design No. 2 awarded 1st prize
Item 9 of 10B Z Gillinson, C H Barnett and R Allen B26 February 1960 received joint 2nd prize for design no. 42 per Builder p408
Item 10 of 10James B Kennedy, J B Fitzgerald, R R Black and Donald Bain  c. 1960 received joint 2nd prize for design no. 40 per Builder p407

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p562

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Builder13 November 1959  'Competition News: Housing and Shopping Centre, Grangemouth' per Builder p609
Item 2 of 3Builder8 January 1960  p82
Item 3 of 3Builder26 February 1960  'Grangemouth Shopping Centre Competition' pp404-408; includes plans, elevations and sections of winning design (no. 2), second prize (nos. 43, 13 40 and 42)